DETROIT, March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --FlowerDeliveryExpress.com a leading online flower delivery company, wants to clear up a misconception many people may have about Ireland's national flower. A four leaf clover is not a shamrock.
A shamrock, recognized as a symbol of Ireland and the Irish people, and often linked to St. Patrick, is a three leaf clover that is believed to bring good luck. Four leaf clovers are much rarer and are commonly mistaken to be a shamrock. Shamrocks were believed to possess magical properties with its three leaves, as three is a sacred number in numerology. In ancient times they were used by druids to ward off evil spirits. Druids saw the three leaf shamrock as representing body, mind, and spirit.
The shamrock was used, according to legend by St. Patrick, to represent the Holy Trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. St. Patrick was a missionary sent to convert the Irish to Christianity. One legend is that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, but it is actually a metaphor for banishing the Druids and other pagans.
During the reign of Queen Victoria, the shamrock was identified as a sign of rebellion and independence from the British crown, and to wear a shamrock on a military uniform was a crime and punishable by death. Over time, the shamrock grew to become a symbol of Irish pride.
This St. Patrick's Day you can order a Lucky Shamrock for yourself or for someone else from FlowerDeliveryExpress.com. You don't even have to be Irish!
About FlowerDeliveryExpress.com
FlowerDeliveryExpress.com is rated A+ by the Better Business Bureau. The company has also been voted "Best Florist" over a dozen times. FlowerDeliveryExpress.com delivers from their own brick and mortar flower shops with their own delivery fleet, and through FedEx and UPS from coast to coast. Deliveries are also made via a computerized sending network of affiliated shops. They provide delivery throughout most of the United States, Canada, and over eighty countries around the world.
Wesley Berry is the CEO of FlowerDeliveryExpress.com, a multi-million dollar online floral delivery operation. He also owns Wesley Berry Flowers, a Detroit-based brick and mortar florist established in 1946.
Shoppers can conveniently make floral purchase by phone at 888.851.2881 and online at www.FlowerDeliveryExpress.com 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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