Have you heard of Primrose Day? Beginning in 1882, Primrose Day was a national day, which commemorated the passing of Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield.
It is said that primroses had been the Prime Minister’s favourite flower, with Queen Victoria regularly sending him bunches from her gardens at Osborne and Windsor. When Disraeli passed away on 19th April 1881, primrose tributes were laid on his grave and many of his supporters wore the flower as a symbol of their grief.
People commemorated the first anniversary of Disraeli’s passing by once again wearing primroses and placing wreaths on both his grave and memorials around the country. This event would go on to become a national tradition, which took place on the 19th April every year until the late 1920s.
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