Mimosa Flower Womens Day. 07032016 Mimosa flowers are absolutely ubiquitous in Rome and in Italy in general on International Womens day or la Festa della donna as we call it. A strike by women garment workers on 8 March 1857 in New York which led to the foundation of the first womens union in the US.
The origin of the custom is lost but it has probably started in Rome after World War II. Originally organized by the Socialist Party of America it was first celebrated in New York in 1909. Everything you want to know about the symbol of March 8th International Womens Day Light Yellow with a delicate fragrance she speaks with a southern accent.
International Womens Day IWD started over 100 years ago.
International Womens Day has its symbols and traditions embodied in the intense yellow of the mimosa and perhaps not everyone knows that the flower that celebrates March 8. 08032018 But according to NPR it wasnt until March 8 1946 that feminists in Italy chose the mimosa flower as a symbol of strength sensibility and sensitivity for Womens Day. Here and there the flower shines and naturally represents the sun. Men give them to women women give them as a present to other women mothers give them to daughters and students normally present their teachers with big fluffy yellow bouquets.