Korean reading: Why do you want to send carnations to show filial piety on Korean Parents' Day?

Reasons for sending carnations on Korean Parents' Day;

The custom of giving carnations on Parents' Day originated in America. Mrs Jarvis took care of orphans in the village for 26 years and died in Webster, Philadelphia on 19 10. In memory of her mother, her daughter anna jarvis presented a white carnation in front of her portrait. Her filial piety spread all over the United States, and Seattle designated 1908 as Mother's Day. Since then, starting from 19 14, thomas wilson, the 28th president of the United States, has designated the second Sunday of May as the National Memorial Day.

Starting from the formulation of Mother's Day, "the living mother wears red carnations on her chest and the deceased mother wears white carnations on her chest" is still an expression of American gratitude to her mother. In South Korea, on Parents' Day, the flower language of red carnation is "love for parents' health" for those whose parents are alive, and the flower language of white carnation is "mourning for the deceased parents" for those whose parents have died.

After the liberation of colonial rule, South Korea gradually moved towards internationalization and upgrading, and formulated the Parents' Day, and some children also presented or offered carnations to their parents. Carrying forward the traditional virtues of gratitude to the living parents and respect for the elderly will promote the implementation of the plan to make Parents' Day a public holiday.

May 8th is Korean Parents' Day (). Internationally, the second Sunday in May and the third Sunday in June are designated as Mother's Day and Father's Day respectively, but South Korea celebrates it on the same day. It is a unified custom to send carnations.