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Why are flowers offered to God?
Why are flowers offered to God? Why usually choose the lotus?

Flowers are the most beautiful things that nature has given us. This wonderful nature creates a unique look, colour, smell and beauty of flowers different from each other. Whether you are a man or a woman, old or young, you always feel good when you smell the fragrance of flowers and their beauty. In all ceremonies, the presence of flowers is always present, as we observe every day. The most remarkable thing is that many people choose flowers to offer to God, and the flower that our people like to offer to God is the lotus. This is a question that many people have asked and want to know the answer to why people bring flowers to God, why most of them are lotus?

According to research from various articles, here are some of the reasons why people choose flowers for offering to God:

1. Flowers are the most beautiful nature created in the world

2. They have always believed that when offering flowers to God, they will receive happiness, wealth, prosperity and health. According to the belief, some of our Cambodian people believe that when they offer flowers to the gods in the next life, they will get a beautiful and compassionate person

3. Flowers influence the environment to be beautiful and welcoming

And here are some reasons why lotus are chosen as an offering:

Lotus is a flower that grows from the mud at the bottom of the lake, but grows out of the water and has a good colour, the fragrance is not stained, even the water is not stained on the layer. It is like your pure heart offering to God.

According to religious research, there are different types of flowers and some conditions that should be offered to God, the reasons are:

1. Wildflowers or thorny flowers should not be offered to God

2. Each god has a different kind of favourite flower, so religious believers should choose their favourite flowers to offer for good blessings.

3. Pay attention to the flowers that offered, It should smell good

4. Offered flowers should be washed in clean water and should not be stained.

5. According to Hinduism, flowers avoid to picked in the evening

6. Do not pick flowers that fall on the ground to offer to God, because some religions believe that flowers that fall on the ground are like flowers that die and are sacrificed to the earth.

7. Flowers that fall apart or lose their shape should not be offered to God

8. Flowers should not be stolen or offer to God without permission. Flowers offered to God should be received with a pure heart.

9. Should bring flowers that completely bloom to God, but some flowers can be offered to God when buds, such as lotus, Champa flowers, jasmine, etc.

10. Flowers with insects should not be offered to God

Here are some points that our team has researched for you. Apart from these reasons, do you have any other points to share? Hopefully, this article will add religious knowledge to all of you.