{"id":1176,"date":"2010-06-14T11:48:45","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T16:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bloomsbythebox.com\/blog\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2018-06-01T13:44:08","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T18:44:08","slug":"break-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloomsbythebox.com\/blog\/holiday-flower-arrangements\/break-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t break with tradition this Fathers Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1183\" style=\"width: 374px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1183\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1183\" title=\"Flowers are a home run!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbythebox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/fathers_day_flower_bouquet.jpg\" alt=\"Flowers are a home run!\" width=\"364\" height=\"373\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flowers are a home run!<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp mceIEcenter\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Okay, I know what you&#8217;re thinking, &#8220;Flowers for Dad? Really?&#8221; But what you probably don&#8217;t know is that back in earlier times wearing flowers was a traditional way of celebrating Father&#8217;s Day; thanks to Mrs. John B. Dodd who suggested the holiday in 1909! Mrs. Dodd favored the red rose to honor a father still living, while a white flower honored a deceased dad.<\/div>\n<p>Therefore, in honor of Mrs. Dodd and all of her efforts to establish Father&#8217;s Day, it&#8217;s a must that flowers be incorporated. The times have changed, so sporting a white or red rose this\u00a0Sunday may not be ideal. However, you can incorporate flowers into your Father&#8217;s Day celebrations by making a flower arrangement for your table for dinner, or even adding flowers to a coffee mug for Dad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Okay, I know what you&#8217;re thinking, &#8220;Flowers for Dad? Really?&#8221; But what you probably don&#8217;t know is that back in earlier times wearing flowers was a traditional way of celebrating Father&#8217;s Day; thanks to Mrs. John B. Dodd who suggested the holiday in 1909! 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