- Public Flower Memorials
Flowers are often placed at the sight of apublic place when a person dies there. Common places for public flower memorials to occur aretrees , railings and pavements by roadsides wheretraffic accidents have occurred, outside the houses where there have been fatal incidents, andharbor railings where the boat of asailor who has not returned fromsea was once moored. However, there are no certain places where public flower memorials might appear. Thelaws surrounding the placements of these temporarymemorials are often unclear and unthought of.Flowers are used in the traditional sign of mourning, symbols of
hope ,resurrection , new life, and as asymbol ofbeauty of thelife of that person who has died. Flowers are placed usually by thefamily members, friends and connections of the dead. Often, attached with the flowers are messages made by the bereaved to the dead, also with their photos and withcandles . Religious symbols may also be placed as well. In the United States of America, theAmerican Flag is also frequently placed with the flowers. Flowers commonly used are the Iris,Rose ,Lilly ,Chrysanthemum andTulip . The favorite flower or item of the person who has died may also be placed. Inwestern societies , the flowers are often bought fromfloristry shops orsupermarkets .When high profile figures die, such as
celebrities and members of theRoyal family , often fans and members of the general public place flowers outside their homes orpalaces , even if they themselves did not personally know them. Also, at the sight of high scale disasters, people also place flowers in respect for the dead, even if they do not know anyone personally who died. Later on, a permanent memorial may be created in the same place or in apublic space not so far way.It is never quite sure as to how long a public flower memorial might last, or who clears them away. It is common for the cellophane containing the flowers to remain and not be cleared, while the flowers die or rot into the
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