Nowadays, teddy bears and flowers are among the favorite presents for any affair. Gifted during a baby christening is a cuddlesome stuffed toy. A wedding anniversary befits a box of sterling roses. A stuffed teddy bear plus a bouquet of flowers commemorate a birthday. It's a life-sized stuffed Koala to cuddle, with matching pink roses for a sweetie. A teddy bear for him and her, with a pot of chrysanthemums make a perfect housewarming present.
Giving bears and flowers as gifts don't even need any special occasion. Bears and flowers as gifts show love, gratitude, surprise, even condolences and get-well-soon wishes. The custom of giving gifts traces its origins to the birth of the human race. Historic accounts allege that gifts were initially used for bartering possessions. Passing on landed estates as inheritance was also regarded as gift-giving. The high-ranking echelon of society presented gifts as a mark of gratitude, renewed friendships or earned favors.
Gifts also have concealed meanings. Ancient Romans gave gifts of coins for prosperity, lamps to illuminate one's journey through life, and pastries for happiness. The Baby Jesus was gifted by the Three Wise Men with gifts of myrrh, frankincense and gold. The egg, when passed on as a gift, symbolized fertility, according to Persian culture. Presenting flowers as a gift could also stand for love, sincerity, strength of character, etc. etc. Care and nurture are represented by teddy bears. They likewise evoke feelings of warmth.
Giving flowers is a tradition that has an early history. Grave sites of long ago have yielded evidence of floral fossils. In Egyptian hieroglyphics, very early Chinese writings and even ancient Greek and Roman mythology, stories of giving flowers are common. Giving flowers was considered by early civilizations as an efficient means of conveying opinions, ideas and emotions. Ancient Greeks believed flowers had an affinity with the divine. Giving flowers as presents was continuous throughout the Middle Ages. The practice of giving flowers as gifts was kept alive by the French and the English, as well.
A hunting incident involving former United States President Theodore Roosevelt was the inspiration for the teddy bear. In 1902, Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino invited President Roosevelt to go hunting. President Roosevelt was asked by his attendants to blast a black bear that they had tied to a willow tree. However, the President declined because he thought it was very unsportsmanlike. However, in order to free the bear of its misery, he ordered it shot, just the same. A political cartoon was created out of this incident.
Morris Michton was then inspired by this political cartoon to create a novel toy. The new toy was a stuffed bear cub. He called his new toy Teddy's bear, to honor President Roosevelt, whose nickname was Teddy. Mr Michton shipped a sample of his creation to the President and acquired permission to utilise his name. In Germany, a stuffed bear was also produced from the designs of Richard Steiff. In March 1903, these toys were shown at the Leipzig Toy Fair. By 1906, there was a full-fledged teddy bear frenzy. What followed, as most people would say, is history.
Indeed, the tradition of giving teddy bears and flowers as presents lives on. And did you know that there is a rose called Teddy Bear?
Giving bears and flowers as gifts don't even need any special occasion. Bears and flowers as gifts show love, gratitude, surprise, even condolences and get-well-soon wishes. The custom of giving gifts traces its origins to the birth of the human race. Historic accounts allege that gifts were initially used for bartering possessions. Passing on landed estates as inheritance was also regarded as gift-giving. The high-ranking echelon of society presented gifts as a mark of gratitude, renewed friendships or earned favors.
Gifts also have concealed meanings. Ancient Romans gave gifts of coins for prosperity, lamps to illuminate one's journey through life, and pastries for happiness. The Baby Jesus was gifted by the Three Wise Men with gifts of myrrh, frankincense and gold. The egg, when passed on as a gift, symbolized fertility, according to Persian culture. Presenting flowers as a gift could also stand for love, sincerity, strength of character, etc. etc. Care and nurture are represented by teddy bears. They likewise evoke feelings of warmth.
Giving flowers is a tradition that has an early history. Grave sites of long ago have yielded evidence of floral fossils. In Egyptian hieroglyphics, very early Chinese writings and even ancient Greek and Roman mythology, stories of giving flowers are common. Giving flowers was considered by early civilizations as an efficient means of conveying opinions, ideas and emotions. Ancient Greeks believed flowers had an affinity with the divine. Giving flowers as presents was continuous throughout the Middle Ages. The practice of giving flowers as gifts was kept alive by the French and the English, as well.
A hunting incident involving former United States President Theodore Roosevelt was the inspiration for the teddy bear. In 1902, Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino invited President Roosevelt to go hunting. President Roosevelt was asked by his attendants to blast a black bear that they had tied to a willow tree. However, the President declined because he thought it was very unsportsmanlike. However, in order to free the bear of its misery, he ordered it shot, just the same. A political cartoon was created out of this incident.
Morris Michton was then inspired by this political cartoon to create a novel toy. The new toy was a stuffed bear cub. He called his new toy Teddy's bear, to honor President Roosevelt, whose nickname was Teddy. Mr Michton shipped a sample of his creation to the President and acquired permission to utilise his name. In Germany, a stuffed bear was also produced from the designs of Richard Steiff. In March 1903, these toys were shown at the Leipzig Toy Fair. By 1906, there was a full-fledged teddy bear frenzy. What followed, as most people would say, is history.
Indeed, the tradition of giving teddy bears and flowers as presents lives on. And did you know that there is a rose called Teddy Bear?
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