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Special Dates

Important Dates in the UK and Worldwide

Our calendar is a great way to remember what holidays and days off to look forward to. Here are some of the important (perhaps flower related) events and holiday dates which we'll come to in the coming months...

Special Dates for 2024

November 2024

Nov
13

World Kindness Day

Originating in the late 1990s through the efforts of the World Kindness Movement, World Kindness Day is observed in many different countries worldwide, and is recognised as a day upon which individuals are encouraged to overlook boundaries, race and religion in a bid to promote widespread kindness. The day is often celebrated by sharing yellow flowers witrh one another.

Nov
28

Thanksgiving USA

Celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States, with many other observances of the holiday celebrated on this and various other dates during the same time of year around the world.

Nov
29

Black Friday

The Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the USA which has become renowned as day for extensive sales throughout retail outlets.

Nov
30

Saint Andrew's Day

Saint Andrew's Day is Scotland's official national day and is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle, the Patron Saint of Scotland. The 30th of November, or the Monday following the 30th if it falls on a weekend, is officially a Bank Holiday in Scotland, though not widely observed. Banks do remain open in parity with the rest of the UK, and flowers continue to be delivered.

December 2024

Dec
02

Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday is a marketing construct designed to encourage online shopping on the Monday after Thanksgiving with the promise of slashed prices for bargain-hungry consumers.

Dec
21

Winter Solstice

The winter solstice is commonly known as the shortest day of the year, opposite to the summer solstice which is the longest day.

Dec
25

Hanukkah Begins

From Dec 25 2024 until Jan 02 2025

A eight day Jewish holiday observing traditions and celebrating through song and food. Often viewed as a Jewish alternative to Christmas in secular societies due it's occurrence around the festive season.

Dec
25

Christmas Day

Christmas Flowers Special Date

Dec
26

Boxing Day

The day after Christmas, Boxing Day as a holiday has its origins in the UK. A popular misconception about the origin of this holiday is that it's the day when we all put our presents back in their boxes. Boxing Day actually was traditionally a day off for servants, a day when they would receive a 'Christmas Box' (present) from their master.

Dec
31

Hogmanay - Scotland

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Hogmanay is the Scottish equivalent of New Year's Eve. Here in Edinburgh the annual street party is particularly famous, drawing visitors from all around the world for concerts, fireworks and other festivities. If you're looking for flowers to bring to a Hogmanay Party, we would recommend the Highland Fling Bouquet.

Special Dates for 2025

January 2025

Jan
01

New Year's Day

A celebration of the first day of the year as recognised by the modern Gregorian calendar. Traditional celebrations and observances include family gatherings and making new years resolutions. 

Jan
20

Blue Monday

A marketing construct that has become something of a modern folk belief in the northern hemisphere as 'the most depressing day of the year'. Certainly this long, cold post-Christmas period that we might call January can be a slog for many people, so to cheer up yourself or others with a little gift is not the worst idea.

Jan
25

Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Welsh Valentine's Day)

A celebration of Dwynwen, the Welsh saint of lovers, Dydd Santes Dwynwen is an annual celebration which is kind of considered as being analagous to Valentine's Day.

Jan
25

Robert Burns Night

An annual celebration of Scottish poet Robert Burns' birthday. Burns Night tends to be celebrated with a Burns supper with a traditional meal of haggis, neeps and tatties, and maybe a wee dram of whisky to wash it down. Burns night traditions include a recital of the Burns poem Address to a Haggis once the haggis has been brought through and presented upon the dinner table.

February 2025

March 2025

May 2025

May
25

Towel Day

and the Glorious 25th of May - wear the lilac

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