World Rose Day 2024: Although everyone knows that Rose Day is to Valentine's Week celebrated between couples, World Rose Day is celebrated all over the world today i.e. on 22 September. It is completely different from the Rose Day in February which raises awareness about cancer, a serious disease spread all over the world.
Every year, this day is dedicated to cancer patients and they are given roses to inspire them to be happy and is called World Rose Day. Since when was this day celebrated and who is behind it? Let us know in this complete news.
If we talk about World Rose Day, then it was started in the memory of a Canadian girl Melinda. It is said that she was suffering from blood cancer at the age of just 12 years. Seeing this condition, even the doctors could not help in any way and gave up on finding a cure. Regarding Melinda, the doctor had told her that her life expectancy was only 2 weeks, but Melinda did not give up on this and fought her disease for 6 months. During these 6 months, Melinda spent time with patients battling cancer, tried to make people happy through poems, notes and many other ways. Where after fighting courageously for 6 months, Melinda died in the month of September. Only after this the tradition of celebrating this World Rose Day started.
Melinda Rose (Courtesy: Social Media)
Every year this World Rose Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday of September. On this day, cancer patients are given roses to give them courage, the message is given that even though they are fighting the battle of cancer alone, mentally we all stand with them. On this day, roses are considered a symbol of love and happiness. By giving roses, they are inspired for a new beginning. If you also know any cancer patient around you, who has won the battle against cancer, then definitely give them a rose today.
