Day of snowdrop

Annually on April 19 in many countries of the world the beautiful spring holiday — day of the snowdrop which has already become traditional is celebrated.

It traces its history back to England, where it was established in 1984. In General, in the world, depending on the climatic zone, snowdrops bloom from January to April. And since in the UK their flowering occurs in mid-April, then this holiday was timed to coincide with this period — the beginning of spring and warm Sunny days, and today it has become a favorite and popular in other countries.
Snowdrops are the first flowers that appear after the winter cold and correspondingly symbolize the beginning of spring, the victory of warmth over cold and give hope for the best. They adorn many urban flowerbeds, and their breeding in the United Kingdom is given as much attention as, for example, the cultivation of tulips in Holland.
Latin name of snowdrop - " Galanthus "(Galanthus) — "milk flower".
This plant is known since the 1st Millennium, in the middle ages it was regarded as a symbol of purity, and everywhere began to grow in the 19th century.
Today snowdrops grow in many areas of the globe, there are about 20 species, but almost all of them are listed in the Red book. The most popular is the common snowdrop, but there is still a Greek, Byzantine, Caucasian... they All vary in shape and color and even flavor, but they are all very loved.
he often became the hero of various legends and fairy tales. For example, one ancient legend says that when Adam and eve were expelled from Paradise, it snowed. Eva froze and began to cry, remembering the warm gardens of Paradise. To comfort her, God turned a few snowflakes into snowdrop flowers. Seeing the flowers, Eva amused and she had hope for the best. Hence, it is believed that the snowdrop — symbol of hope. According to another legend, the goddess flora was handing out flowers costumes for the carnival and gave snowdrop a white dress. But the snow also wanted to participate in the carnival, although the suit he was not entitled. Then he asked the flowers to help him, but they were afraid of the cold did not agree, and only Lily of the valley covered him, its white coat. Together circled they in a circle flowers and imbued with to each other such sympathy, that inseparable and to this day. In Russia, there was a legend that one day Winter the old woman with his companions Frost and Wind decided not to let down the Spring. All flowers were afraid of her threats, except for the snowdrop, who straightened his stalk and was able to get out of the snow cover. Saw the Sun its petals and warmed the earth with warmth, opening the way to Spring…