With National Kissing Day – July 6th – on the horizon and the World Cup going on we thought it might be interesting to take a look at the different kissing cultures across the world.

It is said that kissing, as we know it today, originated in India, where ancient sculptures show kissing. The theory is that the act of touching lips evolved from the act of inhaling another’s breath. Interestingly, Indian films today do not show kissing of any sort.

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A lot of you out there will be eagerly awaiting the World Cup and will be sitting down to watch every England game. Your partner might share in your love for the beautiful game, or then again they may not.

If they don’t then they might not be happy with you sitting down to watch each game. Keep them sweet with the £200 World-cup Anti Grief (WAG) pack…..

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So you’re mad about football and your partner hates it with a passion. In an ideal world, you’d be watching all the matches – including those played by the most obscure underdogs. But they won’t even let you watch the brief highlights on News at 10.

So, what do you do?

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Easter is a time for indulgence, but do you know how the tradition came about?

Originally the festival was celebrated by pagans and called Eastre. When the Christians came to convert the pagans they had to ensure their holy days coincided with pagan feast days. Soon the festival of Eastre – which celebrated spring and new life – was changed to represent the resurrection of Christ.

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St. Patrick’s Day is on March the 17th and it’s a time to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland.

We’ve recently launched our Interflora Ireland website and will be celebrating online. And to mark the day, why not send someone close our special St Patrick’s Day Scents of Spring bouquet with chocolates.

But who was St Patrick and why do we mark the day?

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This year Mother’s Day in the UK is on March 14.

It’s a time to show our mums just how much we care, with gifts of flowers, cards or chocolates presented as tokens of our love and thanks.

Because of the way Lent falls, Mother’s Day is on a different date each year. It falls exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday, on the fourth Sunday in Lent….
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One of the best things about spring is the huge array of flowers that begin to bloom. Some are even hardy enough to flower through the late snow.

Here is a guide to the flowers you are most likely to see over the next few months….
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Spring is one of my favourite times of the year – colour is edging back into nature, late frosts glitter in the grass, new life is all around and the skies reverberate with the sound of birdsong.

And the new feel-good range from Interflora features a selection of spring flowers that reflect everything that’s great about the new season….
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