Mimosas for women's day: why are they the symbol of this day?
Have you ever wondered why mimosas were chosen as a symbol for International Women's Day? We have done some research and we are ready to explain to you why the choice fell on this plant with its characteristic yellow color. But first, here is a video not to be missed with the phrases and thoughts to dedicate to your best friend, as a sign of union and female complicity.
Meaning of mimosa
All flowers have a specific meaning, but what does mimosa symbolize? Why exactly on March 8 it is customary to give bunches of mimosas to all women on the occasion of their party?
Mimosa is a plant imported into Europe from distant Australia, but which immediately found an ideal climate and soil to grow in our country as well.
The mimosas bloom at the end of winter, finally sweeping away the gray typical of the cold season and opening the way to spring.
It is from 8 March 1946 that the mimosa branch was associated, on the initiative of the communist parliamentarian Teresa Mattei, on International Women's Day.
The mimosa flowers have a very specific meaning, they are a symbol of strength and femininity, this explains why they were chosen to represent Women's Day; but this is not the only reason: they bloom even in the right period, they grow spontaneously and are a cheap flower within everyone's reach.
Wanting to find a deeper connection, we could underline that as mimosas manage to grow in difficult terrain, women are also able to get up after great difficulties, demonstrating their own resilience.
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Mimose and March 8: why was this plant chosen?
Many do not know the sad story for which it was decided that March 8 would become Women's Day. On March 8, 1908, 129 workers from a New York factory were killed in a fire as they protested the inadequate working conditions they had to undergo. Since then, this day has become entirely dedicated to women.
It seems that a mimosa tree grew near this burnt factory, even if there are those who say that mimosa was elected "women's plant", when in 1946, the UDI (Unione Donne Italiane) was looking for a flower that could celebrate their party after the war. The choice fell on mimosa, one of the few plants to bloom at the beginning of March, with a bright and cheerful color and inexpensive; among the other contenders there were also carnations, which later became a symbol of the May 1st workers.
The Women's Day has evolved over time, and in Italy today it has become purely consumerist, an "opportunity for meetings between friends, evenings in the name of pure fun and infinite quantities of mimosas." In a nutshell, all the meaning explained in the previous lines has been blown away by frivolity.
How to take care of mimosas?
Most mimosa trees are grown in Liguria, where there seems to be the ideal climate for this plant to grow and develop at its best: to ensure that it is healthy, the temperature must never drop below freezing and there must not be too much wind.
The cultivation of mimosas is advantageous for the environment both because the trees are grown faint according to eco-sustainable principles, and because the land used would be subject to erosion if there were no mimosa plants.
Have you been given a mimosa and don't know how to take care of it? To keep the mimosa twigs alive as long as possible, cut the leaves at the bottom with the help of a knife and place them in a jar filled with warm water.Also add two drops of lemon juice to the water which will give vitality to the plant avoiding oxidation. Place the pot somewhere in the house where the flowers can be in bright light, but away from any heat source. Remember: mimosas do not react well to a too hot and dry environment.
