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  2. Oshibana - Wikipedia

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    Oshibana (押し花) is the art of using pressed flowers and other botanical materials to create an entire picture from these natural elements. [1] Such pressed flower art consists of drying flower petals and leaves in a flower press to flatten them, exclude light and press out moisture. These elements are then used to "paint" an artistic ...

  3. The Roses of Heliogabalus - Wikipedia

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    In a banqueting-room with a reversible ceiling he once buried his guests in violets and other flowers, so that some were actually smothered to death, being unable to crawl out to the top. [ 4 ] In his notes to the Augustan History , Magie notes that " Nero did this also (Suetonius, Nero, xxxi), and a similar ceiling in the house of Trimalchio ...

  4. Flower preservation - Wikipedia

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    This method uses a "flower press" that sandwiches the flower between two rigid layers, often lined with a breathable/adsorbent fabric to allow moisture to leave the flower, then applies a small amount of pressure to the flower, allowing it to keep its shape while it dries. The art is then framed in a flat shadow box style frame, to hang on the ...

  5. Flower girl - Wikipedia

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    A flower girl typically walks in front of the bride during the wedding procession and scatters flower petals on the floor before the bride walks down the aisle, but some venues do not allow the scattering of petals. Her outfit usually resembles a smaller version of the bride's wedding dress. Traditionally, a flower girl's clothing was provided ...

  6. Confetti - Wikipedia

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    Some weddings use natural petal confetti. These are made from freeze-dried flower petals and are completely biodegradable. In fact, venues may now only allow these biodegradable versions to be used. Some wedding venues have decided that due to the mess and potential inconvenience caused by the use of confetti to ban its usage completely.

  7. Punjabi wedding traditions - Wikipedia

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    Also, they sprinkle flower petals on the bride. After that, the girl's uncle, aunt, friends and cousins tie kaliras (silver, gold or gold plated traditional ornaments) to a bangle worn by the girl. Mayian ceremony. Mayian: This is the preparation ceremony one day before a Punjabi wedding. This ceremony is an evening festival, at the couple's ...

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  9. Rose (topology) - Wikipedia

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    A rose with four petals. In mathematics, a rose (also known as a bouquet of n circles) is a topological space obtained by gluing together a collection of circles along a single point. The circles of the rose are called petals. Roses are important in algebraic topology, where they are closely related to free groups.