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Daffodil Day

On the last Friday of August New Zealanders buy a daffodil to support people with cancer.

Narcissus flowers
Photo: Uberprutser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What happens

Daffodil Day is the main street appeal of the Cancer Society of New Zealand, held since 1990 on the last Friday of August. Volunteers sell fresh daffodils and pin-on fabric ones outside shops and stations, and schools and offices dress in yellow. The flower was chosen because it is among the first to bloom at the end of winter, which in New Zealand is late August, and so stands for hope. Cancer charities in Australia, Ireland and other countries use the same emblem on their own dates.

The flowers

NarcissusThe daffodil, sold fresh by volunteers.Wild daffodilThe classic yellow trumpet form used as the emblem.
About this page

Original text by the Phool desk, written with AI assistance. Background: "Narcissus (plant)" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If we have something wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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