September 24, 2010

Win Your Birthday Flower

Follow @azendi and let us know the month you were born for the chance to win your very own Birthday Flower. There are 12 exclusive pendants to be won – one for each month. To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is make sure you’re following @azendi and tweet your birth month. Oh and retweet the competition to let your friends know too!

Celebrating special birthdays with a specific birthday flower dates back to ancient Roman times. Roman birthday celebrations included honouring the Roman Gods and decorating their altars with flowers, and family and friends offered congratulations to each other by giving flowers as gifts. Flower types were chosen because of their abundance at certain times of the year.

Taking inspiration from the Roman origins Azendi's designers produced this collection of exclusive Birthday Flowers, each one representing a different birth month. These intricately crafted pendants are a celebration of life, each highly personal. The pendants are sterling silver with a rhodium finish. Rhodium, a precious metal from the platinum family, is used as it stops silver from tarnishing. Each comes complete with a tag containing the Latin name for the month.

Find your birth month to see your special birthday flower and its symbolic meaning…

January - Snowdrop. Symbolising purity and hope.

February - Primrose. Symbolising sincerity and peace of mind.

March - Daffodil. Symbolising happiness, sunshine and rebirth.

April - Daisy. Symbolising innocence and purity.

May - Lily of the Valley. Symbolising happiness, purity and sweetness.

June -Rose. Symbolising love, passion and perfection.

July - Waterlily. Symbolising innocence, purity and beauty.

August - Poppy. Symbolising beauty, loyalty and eternal life.

September - Aster. Symbolising elegance, daintiness and variety.

October - Calendula. Symbolising grace and joy.

November - Chrysanthemum. Symbolising cheerfulness, optimism and truth.