28 January - National Daisy Day USA

 

This Daisy Day is possibly an offshoot of an old tradition that took place at the Hook Lighthouse, Wexford, Ireland, in which daisies where hunted for the New Year.

The daisy, formally known as the Asteraceae or Compositae, has more than 23,000 varieties. The name daisy is derived from the Old English dægesege or dæges eage, which means “day’s eye” because the petals of the common daisy open at dawn and close at dus

Daisies symbolize purity, innocence, virtue, patience, and simplicity. Conversely, in Norse mythology they mean love, sensuality, and fertility

Refrence: https://web-holidays.com/blog/2014/01/28/daisy-day/

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