National Tulip Day gives the color of joy and a beautiful representation to people all around. It is that time of the year where the beautiful flower that is tulip, associated with the Netherlands comes out to play.
Thousands of these bright flowers grow in city squares and people travel to see the colorful sight. The tulip steals the show and makes even the harshest of winter’s day like a comfortable, enjoyable occasion no one should miss. It’s not only an idea of flowers; it is an idea of happiness and making people happy.
Purposes of Celebrating National Tulip Day
National Tulip Day is the day dedicated to the beginning of the season of one of the most unites flowers in the Netherlands – the tulip.
The tulips have been popularly linked with Netherlands and represent growth in the future, hope, and the glory of nature parts. They can see these flowers and enjoy the color after such a cold period most especially during the winter season.
It also focuses on the fact that people need to remember about the role of the tulip industry for the Dutch economy.
History of National Tulip Day
National Tulip Day was initiated in 2012 by tulip growers across the nation who wanted to start the tulip selling season in a special way.
To sum up, they wanted to turn Amsterdam’s Dam Square into a giant, vibrant garden to be filled with more than 200 thousand tulips. This specific event was created to make people aware of the possibility to see these flowers with their own eyes.
People could stroll through the millions of flowers and even choose their own tulips and take them home for free.
Over the years, National Tulip Day has evolved not only in terms of physical scale but also as a focus point of the Dutch winter season. The event has now transformed itself into an international affair whereby people from all over the world like to be associated with the event being a unique event.
Every year, tulip arrangement has a unique theme attached to it, so there is another aspect of fun and color added to the event. It has also assisted to remind the people of Netherlands, and the outside world in general, about the importance of the tulip and what it represents making it a day that lights up the streets of Amsterdam and the spirits of all enlightened by the event.
How to Celebrate National Tulip Day
Pick Your Own Tulips
Roll up your sleeves and wade into a field of tulips. Attend a local tulip farm or go to any nearby city where National Tulip Day is being celebrated.
Enjoy choosing vividly colored tulips for a beautiful bouquet. Bring them home to continue to beautify that area.
Host a Tulip-Themed Party
Throw a tulip-themed party! Tulips to display and dishes made out of tulips. The host should consider celebrating flowers by possibly asking the guests to wear clothes with their favorite flower patterns.
To add more reincarnation make a beading or painting stand where all the kids can make flowers including tulips and make flower crowns.
Create Tulip Art
Explore brilliance that lies deeper in creativity through tulip arts. Take out your paints or markers or pastels whatever colour pencils you can lay your hand on, and start painting.
Draw, paint or create crafts of tulips of various kinds. One may give a finished artwork to friends or keep it at their home to give the room some color.
Explore Tulip Gardens
Visit a park or gardens in the town in which are displaying tulip flowers. Stroll amidst the flowers splash the colour and take as many pictures as you can. It is a excellent method by which the day’s events can be witnessed in a passive manor and get some fresh air.
Tulip-Themed Cooking
Make yourself to be creative in the kitchen and make yourself some foods to try out the ideas of the tulips. The petals of the tulip can be eaten and used to garnish salads or baked into flower shaped cookies.
Peel your artistic cuisine fantasies and let your taste buds rejoice in the end-product. Let your near and dear ones relish the tasty stuff that you create!