May is the month of flowers - not only in the Philippines - in mostly all parts of the world. This is the time when springs ends and summer begins in so-called temperature countries, like in my home country Germany.
In tropical countries, like in the Philippines, May is the height of summer, when the flower buds begin to open up and burst into a kaleidoscope of colors. The fields, mountainsides, forets, churches, shps, parks and gardens.
I can even experience this in my own tropical garden surrounding my residence. Promise: more photos will follow soon here.
After almost 12 years in the Philippines I experienced also: after the cold of December to February comes the warmer climate of March and April, whcih awakens the underground bulbs and the terminal branches of flowering shrubs and trees.
Flowers, les fleurs, flori, flores, hana, bulaklak, angre, mei lan, Blumen....... whatever name is given by countries all over the world, it's the same creation given by God that makes our world liveable and lovable... .
Almost all countries in the entire world have their national flowers: Austria has its EDELWEISS (I am pretty sure you know the wonderful musical melody!); The Netherlands (or Holland) has its TULIPS; France has its FLEURS DE LICS; Japan (of course!) CHRYSANTHEMUM; China has its LOTUS; Hawaii its HISBISCUS - and the Philippines? Of course the SAMPAGUITA!
Flowers are all around: Americans bring baskets of daisies, gereaniums, gerbera and roses to the sick to make them feel better. Thais offer lotus leaves formed into baots filled with all sorts of flowers.
In the Philippines, especially during Palm Sunday people make decorative coco palm fronds with flowers to symbolize Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. During the month of May children offer flowers picked from gardens daily to the Blessed Virgin Mary in churches and chapels and to culminate the floral festivities of the May. Young ladies in their beautiful TERNOS converge in town plazas and walk in procession carrying flowers around the major thoroughfares.
Let us help restore our heavily damaged environment so that our children and their children's children will experience many many more "Flowers of May" - Flores de Mayos... .
Almost all countries in the entire world have their national flowers: Austria has its EDELWEISS (I am pretty sure you know the wonderful musical melody!); The Netherlands (or Holland) has its TULIPS; France has its FLEURS DE LICS; Japan (of course!) CHRYSANTHEMUM; China has its LOTUS; Hawaii its HISBISCUS - and the Philippines? Of course the SAMPAGUITA!
Flowers are all around: Americans bring baskets of daisies, gereaniums, gerbera and roses to the sick to make them feel better. Thais offer lotus leaves formed into baots filled with all sorts of flowers.
In the Philippines, especially during Palm Sunday people make decorative coco palm fronds with flowers to symbolize Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. During the month of May children offer flowers picked from gardens daily to the Blessed Virgin Mary in churches and chapels and to culminate the floral festivities of the May. Young ladies in their beautiful TERNOS converge in town plazas and walk in procession carrying flowers around the major thoroughfares.
Let us help restore our heavily damaged environment so that our children and their children's children will experience many many more "Flowers of May" - Flores de Mayos... .
