February Popular Holiday Flowers

February 1:
Holiday: St. Bride's Day
Flower: Oats
St. Bride's Day is the Celtic celebration of the coming Spring. Girls would make the "last sheaf" of the previous harvest into the image of the Celtic goddess Brigit, to lay in a decorated cradle called the "Bride's Bed." St. Brigid, named for the goddess Brigit, is the protector of pregnant women and midwives and one of the three patron saints of Ireland.

February 2:
Holiday: Candlemas Day
Flower:White Snowdrop
Candlemas Day, is the blessing of the candles (also known as Feast of the Presentation of the Lord), observed in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. According to an old rhyme, "If Candlemas is fair and clear, There'll be two winters in the year." Today, this superstition is associated with the groundhog (Groundhog Day).

February 12:
Holiday: Lent
Flower: Daffodil
Daffodils are ssociated with Lent, the 40 days of fasting and penitence before Easter Sunday in most Christian churches. Also known as the "Lent Lily."

February 13:
Holiday: Saint Agatha
Flower: Primrose

February 14:
Holiday: St. Valentine
Flower: Crocus
St. Valentine, the Christian martyr for whom the modernValentine's Day holiday is named. While the exact origins of the holiday are lost, many believe Feb 14 was selected for the celebration of Christian martyrs to disrupt celebrations of Lupercalia -- a Roman fertility festival.