Color Challenge - Sunday Purple
Color Challenge : Sunday Purple . this is my color of the day
The National Flower of Venezuela is the plant of ornamental type, that officially represents part of the natural beauty of Venezuela, and that conforms next to the National Tree and the National Bird of Venezuela, the Ornamental Symbols of Venezuela. In Venezuela the National Flower is the Venezuelan orchid, which is also called "Flor de Mayo", because the Venezuelan people use it to decorate the May Cross during a traditional religious festival that bears the same name. It was named as National Flower on May 23, 1951 by presidential decree of the then president of the Government Junta On May 23, in Venezuela, May Flower Day is celebrated, and it is typical to see in the schools, cultural events related to this day.
Since it was named as National Flower, the May Flower has become a symbol of great importance for Venezuela, being considered by Venezuelans as one of the national symbols. In Venezuela, the orchid is considered as a symbol of femininity, this due to its great beauty, in addition to the fact that for the process of pollination, it is necessary that the insects are males, which are attracted in a surprising and profound way by his lip. Although May Flower, has different colors, the most representative in Venezuela is purple.![]