[Ads-l] Floral/Flower Friday

[Dan Goncharoff]

Is this similar to Caturday?
DanG


On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 3:33 PM Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I was just asked what “Floral Friday” means by someone who was told
> flowers would be passed out (tomorrow?). I had no idea. It sounded like a
> social media custom.
>
> 1. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_shirt#Aloha_Friday <
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_shirt#Aloha_Friday>) says that Bill
> Foster, Sr., campaign pushing for Aloha Friday, on which people could wear
> Hawaiian (aloha) shirts to work. The custom began the following year and
> worked its way to the mainland US where it became Casual Friday.
>
> 2. Cultural Inclusions (https://tinyurl.com/59t6uzn7 <
> https://tinyurl.com/59t6uzn7>, 29 Oct 2020) says on YouTube that in the
> Torres Straits Islands, everyone wears floral clothing on Friday.
>
> 3. Hashtag Picker (https://hashtagpicker.com/hashtag-view?id=965 <
> https://hashtagpicker.com/hashtag-view?id=965>) says:
>
> ###
> Friday has become the designated day to post floral and flower content
> under the hashtags #floralfriday and/or #flowerfriday. While it's fine to
> post flower related material on other days of the week, Friday is a
> specific day when those searching for flora content will be looking.
>
> ###
>
> 4. I do … Inspiration (https://tinyurl.com/mrx7ynyw <
> https://tinyurl.com/mrx7ynyw>)
> {Floral Friday} Vintage Art Deco Theme
> Posted by Heather Taylor
> 14 Nov 2009
>
> ###
>
> Hey everyone and welcome back for another (late) Floral Friday!
> This week is all about Vintage Art Deco themes for weddings, but when it
> comes to your floral pieces, there really aren't many limitations to what
> you can do.
>
> ###
>
> 5. Queensland Government (https://tinyurl.com/muyfx57t <
> https://tinyurl.com/muyfx57t>)
> Texas MPHS celebrates five weeks of floral Friday fun
> 29 Nov 2016
>
> A little bit of the tropics came to Texas recently with staff at the
> Multipurpose Health Service donning
> floral shirts for some fun and fundraising.
>
> …
>
> “Ruth returned from a recent contract and she has been the impetus for us
> to take up a Torres Strait
> tradition of Floral Friday for five weeks to provide something fun.
>
> “This has involved wearing a floral shirt or outfit on Fridays. The staff
> embraced this with both hands
> including the Mingoola Place residents who opted to dress in floral on
> Fridays also.
>
> ###
>
> Benjamin Barrett (he/his/him)
> Formerly of Seattle, WA
>
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