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Saint Patrick’s Day is a great time to celebrate Irish culture and heritage. There are many varieties of Saint Patrick’s Day Flowers that are perfect for delivering on Saint Patrick’s Day! This holiday was created by the Christian Church in Ireland in the 5th century. Saint Patrick’s Day is known as a religious feast day and holiday in Ireland, Northern Ireland and those countries with large Irish diaspora communities. A popular tradition for celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day involves wearing green clothing or shamrocks.
This is a fun holiday to celebrate. It is recognized on March 17th, but the date has nothing to do with St. Patrick himself. According to legend, St. Patrick used his staff to chase away snakes from Ireland and since then it has become tradition for people all over the world to wear green on this day. The first recorded celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day was held by Irish immigrants in Boston in 1737; however, it was not until 1952 that President Truman declared March 17th as National Shamrock Day and encouraged Americans everywhere to wear green clothing or flowers as a way of honoring their Irish ancestry during this festive occasion!
The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. It is a religious feast day and holiday in Ireland, Northern Ireland and those countries with large Irish diaspora communities. Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations have been held for over 1,000 years and are thought to date back to the 5th century when St. Patrick arrived in Ireland as a missionary monk from Great Britain. The first recorded mention of Saint Patrick’s Day was written by Aengus, an Irish monk who lived around 460 AD: “I know how I am born; I know my father and mother; but I do not know how it came about that I am alive now at this moment.”
Saint Patrick’s Day commemorates Saint Patrick (circa 385-461), the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland. The day is observed primarily by people who are members or adherents of the Roman Catholic Church; however, many other Christian denominations have also adopted this celebration as part of their own traditions. Saint Patrick’s Day has been a public holiday in Ireland since 1903; it was made an official feast day by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300 AD after he created the Feast of St Gregory to replace an existing one on March 17th that was originally dedicated to St Brigid but was moved when she died around 523 AD!
A popular tradition for celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day involves wearing green clothing or shamrocks. Green is the color of Ireland, so it makes sense that people would want to wear something that reminds them of their heritage. Green is also the color of spring, which is a time of renewal and growth–a perfect fit for this holiday! In fact, green was once associated with St. Patrick himself because he used a shamrock leaf as an example when explaining how God created all things in threes: “He made Heaven; He made Hell; And between these two extremes He placed man.” The use of green may have started with this story about St. Patrick using a shamrock leaf as an analogy for how God created everything (which itself has been debated). Regardless of its origins though, don’t be surprised if your friend wears some sort of shade ranging from light minty-blueish through olive drab today!
There are many varieties of flowers that are perfect for delivering on Saint Patrick’s Day! Flower bouquets and centerpieces are a great way to show your friends, family, and colleagues that you’re thinking of them on Saint Patrick’s Day. There are many varieties of flowers that are perfect for delivering on Saint Patrick’s Day! We have all the flower varieties that you need to make beautiful bouquets and centerpieces.
Conclusion
We hope you enjoyed learning about the history of Saint Patrick’s Day and how to celebrate it! If you have any questions about our flowers, please do not hesitate to reach out!
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Veldkamp’s Flowers Festive Saint Patrick’s Day Flowers and Plants
Veldkamp’s Flowers has been designing and delivering flowers to Arvada and Denver since 1959. We are a third generation, family owned and operated florist, offering fresh cut flower arrangements, plants, gift baskets and gifts. Our firm has a professional event planning staff who specialize in wedding and event flowers. We have handled some of the most prestigious weddings and events in Denver and have the capabilities to design for any size event or venue. We offer same-day local flower delivery to virtually all cities within the Denver metropolitan area!
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Veldkamp’s Flowers also offers express delivery to all area Hospitals, Funeral Homes and Mortuaries. Please browse our website to see our entire selection of get well flowers, plants, sympathy flowers, funeral wreaths, floral casket covers, standing floral sprays or fireside sympathy baskets. Veldkamp’s Flowers and Veldkamp’s Flowers Online provide nationwide floral delivery. To order an arrangement, you may call us at (303) 232-2673, or purchase directly from our website. We guarantee that your order will arrive on time and that the flowers and presentation will be stunning.
Denver Area Floral Design Center Locations
We operate multiple business locations in Denver. Our fulfillment center is in downtown Denver and our customer showroom is in Lakewood. If you are near the Lakewood area, we invite you to stop in and see all of the great gifts we have available.
Lakewood Floral Design Center: 9501 West Colfax Avenue, Lakewood, Colorado 80215
Denver Fulfillment Center: 717 17th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202
Same Day Flower Delivery Anywhere in Arvada
Veldkamp’s Flowers offers both local and nationwide delivery. The city of Arvada is included in our local delivery area and qualifies for either same day or express flower delivery service. We utilize our own team of highly skilled delivery drivers to handle all local zone deliveries in the Arvada and Denver, CO area. All our arrangements come with our 100% customer satisfaction guarantee. If your arrangement arrives and you don’t like it for any reason, please contact our floral design center and we will replace that arrangement free of charge. We buy direct from the flower farms, which ensures our clients have the opportunity to select from a wide variety of flowers and plants. Because we buy direct, our flowers are fresher when we deliver them to you, meaning, you get to enjoy them longer!
ST. PATRICK’S DAY FLOWER BASKET
The natural beauty of the Irish countryside comes alive in our classic, St. Patrick’s Day arrangement. A willow basket is hand-gathered with green and white blooms, then finished with a charming shamrock ribbon. As a gift or centerpiece, this fresh-picked favorite lets them celebrate the holiday and all its traditions in style. All-around basket arrangement with green roses, green carnations, white daisy poms and Athos poms; accented with decorative ribbon. (Ribbon will vary based on availability.) Large arrangement measures approximately 12″H x 12″L.
DELIVERY: Every order is hand-delivered direct to the recipient. These items will be delivered by us locally, or a qualified retail local florist.
Locations
Veldkamp’s Lakewood Flowers & Gifts
9501 W. Colfax Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80215 (303) 232-2673
Veldkamp’s Denver Flowers & Gifts [fulfillment]
717 17th Street
Denver, CO 80202 (303) 232-2673
