MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day visitors to Royal Oak Burial Park will be presented with a fitting reminder of mom.

Once again this MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day, Royal Oak Burial Park is giving away 500 free carnations to visitors, some white flowers and some pink, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The resilient carnation with its feathery spikes and spicy fragrance has been associated with MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day since the holidayB次元官网网址檚 inception in the early 20th century

B次元官网网址淲hite carnations are for mothers who have passed away,B次元官网网址� said Crystabelle Fobler, Royal Oak Burial Park executive director. B次元官网网址淲e are happy to provide free carnations for families to place on their motherB次元官网网址檚 grave at the park, or take the flower to place wherever they choose, perhaps a location that meant something to mom.B次元官网网址�

Pink carnations signify gratitude and love for all mothers, she adds. The blooms will also be available at the entrance to Royal Oak Burial Park for all moms to enjoy.

American Anna Jarvis was the force behind MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day, and sheB次元官网网址檚 believed to have started the tradition of wearing a pink carnation to show love for your mother, or a white one to honour your mother if she has passed away. (White carnations were the favourite flower of JarvisB次元官网网址檚 mother.)

is the only not-for-profit, community-owned burial park in Greater Victoria. The 134-acre facility is operated by the Board of Cemetery Trustees of Greater Victoria. The board was created in 1922 to develop, operate and maintain the cemetery on behalf of the City of Victoria and the District of Saanich.

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