Rose Day 2024: What is the story of Rose Day, know why roses are the symbol of love

On this day, couples give rose flowers to share their heart feelings. So let's find out why loving couples give roses to each other and how the story of Rose Day is related to the God of Love.

If one wants to express love, the first thing that comes to people's mind as a gift to someone is a rose flower. While in February, Rose Day is celebrated on the first day of Valentine's week i.e. 7th February. This day is very special for couples in love, whether it is expressing their feelings for the first time or expressing their love to their love partner.

People exchange roses a lot on this day, but do you know why there are roses? Given only to express love? If someone is gifted a rose then their face lights up with happiness and everyone finds roses as the best gift to express their heart feelings. For now, let's know why people express their love with roses and what is the story associated with Rose Day.

Why Roses are given on Rose Day is a question that is asked by everyone. There are many stories behind celebrating Rose Day, one of which according to Greek mythology is the goddess of love 'Venus' and her favorite flower is rose. For this reason, roses are given to express the feeling of love. If we look at its relationship with Rose Day, Valentine's Day began as a commemoration of the death of Saint Valentine of Rome, while the Roman people were heavily influenced by Greek culture.

Also popular is the story that, according to the story behind expressing love by giving a rose on Rose Day, if all the letters of 'Rose' are arranged in a certain order, it becomes 'Eros'. According to ancient Greek mythology, Eros is the god of love.

Why express love only with roses? So when it comes to expressing your love by giving roses to your boyfriend or girlfriend, roses are called the king of flowers and are probably everyone's favorite flower. There is a story behind this linked to the Mughal period, according to which Noor Jahan, the wife of the Mughal ruler Jahangir, was very fond of roses and because of this, Jahangir used to send tons of roses to his wife every day. Also, during Queen Victoria's time, people gave each other roses to share their feelings and since then this tradition has become popular among loving couples.