I Love You,Throughout European History -- Courtship Rituals

THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS Throughout history flowers have been used to portray a message, especially in Victorian England. A Gardenia meant Ecstasy, a Garden Marigold - Sacred Affection, Honeysuckle - I Love you, and of course the Red Rose - I Love You. Some rituals really do endure.

In The 1700's and 1800's romantic love began to replace money, family, etc. as a motive for finding a final marriage partner. The onslaught of romantic novels, poems and literature led to a more liberated idea of what a marriage should be. Hopefully you found these little glimpses of the past interesting. If you want to say I love you the old fashioned way check out this website on the language of flowers. http://www.cybercom.net/~klb/flowers.html

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