Muslim flower traditions
Roses and rose water, shrine offerings and the gardens of paradise.
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Pohela Boishakhপহেলা বৈশাখ
Bengali New Year marked by processions, fairs, and flower-adorned gatherings
🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 more · Custom, April
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Attarअत्तर, عطر
Traditional natural perfume oil distilled from flowers, herbs, and spices
🇮🇳 India and 2 more · Flower craft
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Mughal garden
A formal garden style of pools, canals, and symmetry from the Mughal era
🇮🇳 India and 3 more · Garden style
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Charbaghچهارباغ
A four-part Persian and Mughal garden divided by water or paths
🇮🇷 Iran and 3 more · Garden style
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Phool Walon Ki Sair
Delhi’s annual flower procession celebrating unity after the monsoon
🇮🇳 India · Custom, September
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Kalamkariవ్రాత పని
Hand-painted and block-printed cottons from Andhra Pradesh using natural dyes
🇮🇳 India · Art or design
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Mother's Day
A day to honor mothers and motherhood around the world
🇺🇸 United States and 6 more · Custom
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Nowruzنوروز
Spring New Year festival marked by fire, greenery, and festive gatherings
🇮🇷 Iran and 9 more · Custom, March
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Hıdırellez
Spring festival marking the meeting of Hızır and İlyas, celebrated on May 5–6
🇹🇷 Turkey and 8 more · Custom, May
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Palm branch
A symbol of victory, peace, and eternal life made from palm leaves
🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 more · Offering or rite
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Perfume
A scented liquid made from oils, flowers, and aromatics for body and space
🇫🇷 France and 6 more · Arrangement
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Kewraकेवड़ा
A fragrant extract from screwpine flowers used in food, worship, and perfume
🇮🇳 India · Offering or rite
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Persian gardenباغ ایرانی
A walled garden style from Iran with water channels, trees and geometric design
🇮🇷 Iran and 3 more · Garden style
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Pohela Boishakh: Abidhasan00, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Attar: Kerina yin, CC0, source
- Mughal garden: Muhammad Ashar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Charbagh: Muhammad Atique Alam, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Phool Walon Ki Sair: Nvvchar, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kalamkari: Anilbhardwajnoida, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mother's Day: Dave Parker, CC BY 2.0, source
- Nowruz: Katzenfee50, CC0, source
- Hıdırellez: Правительство Республики Крым, CC BY 4.0, source
- Palm branch: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Perfume: Takkk, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kewra: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Persian garden: dynamosquito, CC BY-SA 2.0, source