International White Orchid Day

Flowers give us joy and beauty. These amazing creations of nature not only caress the eye, but also fill the air with unique aromas. Carnations have a woody, spicy and honey-like scent. The blooming bud of the Tiffany rose produces a fruity aroma with notes of lemon, Young Lycidas - cedar. Orchids have a sweetish smell with a hint of vanilla. A symbol of splendor and love, one of the most exquisite and sophisticated flowers has its own holiday. International White Orchid Day is celebrated annually on the first Sunday of April. The Chinese philosopher Confucius considered this plant to be the personification of a virtuous and cultured person, who harmoniously combines modesty and wealth of the inner world. Charles Darwin also admired the Queen of Flowers. The scientist called orchids “the pinnacle of the evolutionary development of plants.” Politician and member of the Order of the Garter, the Duke of Devonshire owned the largest for the 19th century. a collection of these exotic flowers - a symbol of the wealth and status of wealthy Englishmen of that time. An orchid is the personification of not only luxury, elegance and beauty, but also a dream come true. For many people, this is the birth of a long-awaited child. Fertility doctors help babies be born with the help of IVF. On their initiative, White Orchid Day appeared on the calendar in 2010 - a celebration of victory over life’s circumstances and vicissitudes of fate. Thanks to the technique of in vitro fertilization, millions of couples who were diagnosed with infertility have had children. The first “test tube baby” was born in 1978 in the UK. She became Lisa Brown. The girl, who was no different from her peers and did not suffer from rare diseases, grew up and became a mother, conceiving her children naturally. This and other examples suggest that the birth of babies using IVF is not something unusual, contrary to the laws of nature. It is no coincidence that the white orchid became the symbol of International Day. The bud of one of the flower varieties, anguloia, looks like a cradle with a child lying at the bottom. The second name of this plant of the Orchid family is “Sleeping Baby”. Therefore, doctors made the cinnamon-smelling angula a symbol of White Orchid Day. On the first Sunday in April, lectures, seminars and other educational events dedicated to IVF techniques are held in different parts of the world. They provide the public with an opportunity to raise and discuss the religious, ethical and social aspects of assisted reproductive technologies. According to tradition, happy parents of “test tube babies” come to meetings in honor of the celebration with white orchids in their hands.