FabulouslyFrantic t1_iyj4l38 wrote on December 1, 2022 at 7:57 PM

Reply to comment by Shitforbrains666 in Why “the Christmas feeling” is more profound than you think - some holiday themed philosophy by Melodic_Antelope6490

Hyacinths at Christmas? Might I ask whereabouts in the world you are? Here in Romania they're a decidedly spring thing.

We have a celebration here (and in Bulgaria, though I don't know their exact customs) on Mach 1st. Mărțișor. It's to celebrate the end of winter and women get gifted hyacynths, or snowdrops, alongside a two-strand silk thread of white and red. Winter and Life.

Shitforbrains666 t1_iylrir6 wrote on December 2, 2022 at 9:37 AM

I’m in Sweden! That’s interesting, here you can barely buy hyacinths before mid november, unless there are different seasonal variants? I don’t really know, but the ones they sell for christmas smell lovely!