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February 14, Valentine's Day, is celebrated in the US and in Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe. The origins of the day are muddled and obscured since the original festivity, which is seeped in an ancient ritual of rebirth, fertility, and growth clashed strongly with the traditions imposed by the Catholic church during the "christianization" of Rome. CeremonialSupplies.com, the best one-stop shop on the web for all things ceremonial - groundbreaking shovels and hard hats, shovel display stands and cases, ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors, grand opening ribbons, military decorations and gifts, corporate clothing, and many more, is proud to bring you this brief and concise history of Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day Started With The Festival of Lupercalia

The festival of Lupercalia was an annual festival celebrated in ancient Rome and was held between the 13 - 15 of February. Some scholars claim Lupercalia is a pastoral festival, meaning it is related to pastures, land, and farming and very likely originated even before the founding of Rome when early man experienced the coming and going of the seasons and held rituals he believed would influence the weather patterns. The month of February falls in the peak of winter. Anyone who has lived outside the tropics understands the barren landscape of winter - a season associated by the ancients with death and rebirth. The Lupercalia was a major organization that operated like a cult, with its own priesthood called 'the Luperci' who was formed by men between the ages of 20 and 40 and divided into two religious associations; the Quinctiliani, a patrician family of Rome whose members held high offices in the State, and the Fabiani, the most ancient family of Rome. It is interesting to note that during the time of Julius Caesar in 44 BC a third institute was created and called Juliani in honor of Julius Caesar and its first magistrate was Mark Antony. The Juliani was disbanded after Caisar's assassination. The priesthood of the Luperci conducted with great pomp, a sacrificial ritual that entailed the killing of a male goat and a dog at the Lupercal altar. The ceremony was carried out under the supervision of the chief priest. When the blood sacrifice was completed, two members of the Luperci were anointed on their forehead with the blood from the knife used to kill the animals, and then wiped clean. The two chosen members were then expected to laugh. This ended the ritual and opened the official feast during which the Luperci men cut strings or pieces of hide fiber (called februa) from the skin of the sacrificed animals and ran naked (and most assuredly drunk) within the city limits while whipping women who would literally line up for the men to hit them as they believed this would make them fertile. The celebration included a matchmaking ritual in which unmarried men drew the names of unmarried women from an urn and the two were paired for the duration of the festival, or longer if the match was successful. Some of these matches ultimately ended in marriage.

Pregnant women would get in the way of the naked men to be struck with the bloody piece of animal skin as a way of assuring a safe delivery. We know this through the writings of the ancient historian Plutarch who describes Lupercalia: "...many of the noble youths and magistrates run up and down through the city naked, for sport and laughter striking those they met with shaggy thongs. And many women of rank also purposely get in their way, and like children at school present their hands to be struck, believing that the pregnant will thus be helped in delivery, and the barren to pregnancy."

The Catholic Church Outlaws Lupercalia

Pope Gelasius was the head of the Catholic Church from AD 492 to 496 a time considered as the cusp between late antiquity and the early middle ages. He is responsible for banning the festival of Lupercalia and instead combined the martyrdom of at least four men - supposedly all named Valentine and executed by Emperor Claudius around the year AD 270, with the debaucherous festival. According to the "Acta Sanctorum" or "Lives of the Saints" there were several "Valentini" named men who were killed during this time. One was a priest who married Christian couples and helped Christians who were being persecuted and was beheaded by order of Emperor Claudius for refusing to denounce Christ. Another is said to have died in Africa; the third was beheaded for performing a miracle upon an aristocratic family named Asterius, and yet another one was the bishop of Terni who also cured and converted an unbeliever and was also beheaded. Throughout history scholars have dissected the story of St. Valentine's and have suggested there was actually just one Valentine who was beheaded but different stories surfaced about him. There are others who are skeptical that any Valentine ever existed at all and the observance of St. Valentine's day on February 14 was a way for the Catholic church to put a somber note and discourage the reckless sensual pleasures of Lupercalia. Regardless, none of these legends are remotely romantic.

Thank Chaucer, Shakespeare and Cadbury for the Romance in Valentine's Day

More than a thousand years after the festival of Lupercalia was outlawed by the church and replaced instead by the observance of the gory death of one Valentine who may, or may not have lived, the English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, author of "The Canterbury Tales" mentions the February feast of St. Valentine's in connection with the mating of birds and wrote, "For this was on seynd Volantynys day. Whan every bryd comyth there to chese his make." in his poem called "Parlement of Foules." Apparently, birds in England mated during February and this inspired European nobility to send love notes during bird-mating season and in fact, in February of 1415 the Duke of Orleans during his imprisonment in the Tower of London wrote to his wife calling her his "very gentle Valentine." The connection with love birds and February 14 continued and even Shakespeare includes it in Act IV, Scene 5 of "Hamlet" as Ophelia, already losing her mind sings: "To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, all in the morning bedtime, and I a maid at your window, to be your Valentine."

As time passed St. Valentine's day made its way to the New World and had now become a bit more sweet than its origin, while becoming increasingly popular throughout Europe. February 14 became a day to exchange love notes, poems, and handmade paper cards until eventually in 1913, Hallmark began mass production of Valentine's Day cards and ushered the commercialized big business that the holiday is today.

Dropping the "Saint," Valentine's Day is celebrated today in a big way. As soon as New Year decorations come down, Valentine's Day ones come up. Businesses, shops, office cubicles, and homes everywhere bring out the hearts, the cupids and the red and pink bows as gifts of cards, love notes, candy, chocolates, jewelry and sexy undergarments fly off the shelves. Ironically, over the passage of time, there is more of a trace of the sensual paganism with which the holiday originated and less of the gory details, which have survived. We at CeremonialSupplies.com love the idea of celebrating Valentine's Day in grand style! We'll provide the red carpet and stanchions, the red and pink ribbons, banners, and bows, a step and repeat for your official photo of the event, and you create the version of Valentine's Day that inspires you most! See our other blogs for ideas on ceiling draping, ribbon banners, extra-wide ribbons colorful table runners, and much more! Happy Valentine's Day, with love, from CeremonialSupplies.com! Contact us here for questions or shipping quotes and let Cupid's arrow fly!

The history of Valentine's Day is muddled and confusing - a bit like Love, the emotion associated with red, hearts, and Cupid drawing his bow. It's celebrated every February 14 in the United States and in other places around the world as loved ones exchange candy, flowers, chocolates and gifts - all tied up in silky red ribbons, romantic soft pink ribbons, or energetic and vibrant hot pink ribbons! Florida is known as a lovers paradise and cities like St. Augustine, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, and Miami are favorite destinations for tying the pink (or red) knot or to honeymoon. CeremonialSupplies.com, the best online one-stop shop for ceremonial ribbons, grand opening scissors, groundbreaking shovels, military decor, and many more ceremonial supplies, is shipping enough ribbons to the magic city that red and pink ceremonial ribbons will shower Valentine's Day in Miami!

But, who was this mysterious saint and how did these traditions develop? We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance and St. Valentine's Day as it is today contains traces of Christian and pagan traditions of ancient Rome. The Catholic Church recognizes three different saints named Valentinus or Valentine and many people believe Valentine's Day commemorates the martyrdom of one, or all three of these saints. However it is more likely that the church, in order to "christianize" the pagan celebration of "Lupercalia," a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture celebrated on February 15 (in the middle of barren winter) created St. Valentine's Day.

Lupercalia included a ceremony where unmarried young men and women would be paired through a lottery-type ritual and would go on to spend the following year together, usually ending in marriage. Christians were of course, appalled, but the festival was so popular that even though it was outlawed during the rise of Christianity, the Catholic church ended up declaring February 14 St. Valentine's Day and during the Middle Ages the day became associated with love. During the rise of South Beach in the 1980's, St. Valentine's reverted back to its original pagan mating ritual and since then Miami has laid out the red carpet to promote events and festivities surrounding St. Valentine's day decking businesses, shops and public streets with red, pink and white banners and ribbons advertising these.

The Versatility of Colorful Red, Pink and White Ribbons For Valentine's Day

CeremonialSupplies.com has every ribbon color under the rainbow, but for February 14 the versatility of colorful red, pink and white ribbons are in hot demand! Whether to drape the ceiling of a venue, to use as table runners, decorate dressed chairs, personalize and attach to balloons, or simply to wrap around a box of flowers or a box of chocolates, a red ribbon or pink ribbon will allow you the creativity to decorate at your creativity's desire! Our silky Red and Hot Pink ceremonial ribbons have the perfect shades to symbolize love, passion, romance and desire and combining these color ribbons in extra-wide size for ceiling draping a room or ballroom will bring the decor tightly together. If the goal is to create a shower of ribbons, you can hang 2.25 inches width hot pink ribbon with white and red 4 inches wide ribbon and by spacing them in a 4 foot line formation say, over a dance floor, or around the perimeter of a room, you will create a different effect that is still colorfully symbolic of St. Valentine's theme colors.

Top Off Your St. Valentine's Day Celebration With a Red or Pink Carpet Runner!

There's no better day to roll out the hot pink carpet than on Valentine's Day! Create your own step and repeat and stage a fully decorated area for official photos or videos of your event by setting up a step and repeat backdrop with your choice of message of love, or the monogram of the celebrating love birds, and place a red or hot pink carpet in front - completely decked out with classic stanchions and rope, balloons, bows and all the trimmings! Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for red carpet or hot pink aisle runners, classic stanchions and rope, and 8 x 8 or larger step and repeat backdrop. In addition to your decorative St. Valentine's Day ribbons throughout the venue, an area for the official photo can be creatively set up for an unforgettable St. Valentine's Day celebration in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Augustine, or any other love destination in the world! Click here for a shipping quote, and let Cupid's arrow fly!

Valentine's Day is a big theme every year in the city that never sleeps and CeremonialSupplies.com has the most versatile red and pink ceremonial ribbons to decorate Valentine's Day events in New York City. Ribbons, the most versatile decorative items in existence, are essential for the embellishment of any theme. From draping the ceiling to bring together an area, to table runners, keepsake mementos, and ornamental touches to bring out a theme color on a flower bouquet, and many more uses, ribbons consolidate the color theme of an event. This is why red and pink ceremonial ribbons are indispensable when creating a Valentine's Day themed event in NYC or anywhere else in the world!

The color red falls in the category of warm colors that suggest fire, sun, action, and excitement. Red is symbolic of passion and drama and associated with strong emotions such as love and anger. It's a stimulating, exciting and vibrant color that inspires desire and is strongly linked to sexuality. The color red represents luck and prosperity in Chinese culture, and overall it is the color most associated with love and passion - the emotions that we relate to Valentine's Day! CeremonialSupplies.com has the truest, brightest red color ribbon ideal to convey the sentiment of Love, and NYC's nickname "The Big Apple," which came about in the 1970's with the visual of a big, red apple - considered a special desirability (again red, symbolizes great desires). The Red Grand Opening Ribbon comes in widths of 4, 6, and 8 inches which can be customized for a grand opening ceremony with a repeated logo, text, or message throughout the length of the spool of ribbon that can be 12, 25 or 50 yards. The larger the grand opening entrance, the wider the ribbon should be so that the text can be easily read on photos and videos. We also have the red grand opening ribbon in extra-wide size of 10 and 12 inches, and this size ribbon can also be personalized and used as vertical ribbon banners because of their extra-width. Valentine's Day takes place during the winter month of February, and velvet, which is a wintery material is popular for adorning gifts. The Ceremonial Red Velvet Grand Opening Ribbon is a beautiful touch of embellishment for decorating the day of love - it is 4 inches wide and 25 yards long and can be personalized. The 2.25 inches Ceremonial Decorative Ribbon in a rich Hot Pink is a silk ribbon with the perfect width for wrapping a box of lusciously decadent chocolates, sexy undergarments, a box of roses, or any other gift item celebrating the day of love! It's also our most popular ribbon for printing a keepsake message or a commemorative date on the ribbon which will double as decoration for flowers, balloons, and the like and also a keepsake that guests can take with them.

Ceremonial Red & Pink Ribbon for Ceiling Ribbon Draping

Love and romance are exquisitely symbolized with the colors red and pink, and extra-wide ceremonial red or pink ceiling draping ribbon of 8, 10, or 12 inches are perfect for draping the ceiling of any room, including ballrooms, to create a total, tight ambiance. To drape ceiling, you will need a ceiling draping hoop where the extra wide ribbon is attached to and then flows outward from the center of the room. A red, pink, and white combination of 6 or 8 inch ribbons will create a wonderful illusion in a smaller size venue, and the same combination in 8 or 10 inch ribbons will be impressive for a ballroom.

The 8 and 10 inch ribbons are also used to decorate the backside of covered chairs, further emphasizing the themed colors of the event. Mixing and matching among the three color ribbon red, pink, and white add a lively touch to the overall room decor. The 12 inch extra-wide ribbons are used for ceiling ribbon draping of large grand ballrooms. This brings the room ambiance together nicely. The 12 inch extra-wide ribbons are also customizable and can be used as a heraldic flag or gonfalon style banner sporting for example, the monogram of a newlywed couple (Valentine's Day is a favorite wedding day all over the world and not just in NYC!)

Valentine's Day is right around the corner and NYC is a top destination for lovers honeymoon or proposals, and you can bet that every area from Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx will be steeped in red passion and pink romance decorations to celebrate the day of Love. Red ribbons, pink ribbons, white ribbons and more; easily customized and shipped anywhere you are in NYC or the world! You will love the budget-friendly prices, attentive customer service and our fast and efficient shipping (Click here for a shipping quote). Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for the finest decorative ceremonial ribbons available on the net and let your love flow!

Whether you're Irish, a Leprechaun, or just love the luck of the Irish and want to be one for a day, "Go Green" in Chicago this St. Patrick's with green event carpets and more when you organize a St. Patrick's Day celebration! Everyone loves a good St. Patrick's day party, especially Chicago! The holiday is so big in the windy city that it is a week long celebration that includes the green dyeing of the Chicago river just in time for the parade! The parade runs on two sides of Chicago and the Chicago Tribune is the best source of information for route, times, etc. However, if big crowds aren't for you but you still want to feel Irish, or if you're organizing a private or corporate event in Chicago that happens to fall on St. Patrick's Day, have we got plenty of green for you at CeremonialSupplies.com!

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and it's time to bring out the green and dress up the venues! Whether you are planning an intimate rowdy celebration at home or you'll be taking the party to a venue, CeremonialSupplies.com is the best place on the net to find all the products you need for traditional ceremonies such as groundbreakings, grand openings and ribbon-cutting events, military ceremonies, proms and graduations, and supplies for other celebratory events. The holiday began originally as a religious celebration in observance of the death of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland credited with driving away all the snakes from the plush green island. Although the holiday was originally celebrated in Ireland, the US has celebrated St. Patrick's Day even before its independence from England. The first St. Patrick's Day in North America took place in Boston when some 40 people who had emigrated from the north of Ireland gathered to honor St. Patrick and establish the "Charitable Irish Society" meant to assist the Irish in the city of Boston. The Charitable Irish Society is the oldest Irish organization in North America and still holds an annual dinner every St. Patrick's Day! Today the holiday is celebrated all over the world, from Canada to Argentina, Germany to Montserrat, and Mexico to India. However, the largest St. Patrick's Day celebration in the world takes place in Chicago, with over 2 million people in attendance. If you're going to "Go Green" this March, shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all the trimmings!

Step onto a luxurious green carpet that features a filament of 100% nylon threads and dazzle your guests as they make their way into the celebration. CeremonialSupplies.com offers the choice of the Deluxe Green Ceremonial Event Carpet Runner available in widths of 3' - 4' and lengths of 10' up to 50' - and if your event requires larger or more customized dimensions, CeremonialSupplies.com can make that happen too. Another choice is the Standard Green Ceremonial Carpet Runner in bright, Irish kelly-green, pre-cut and trimmed in widths of 3' and 4' and 10, 15, and 20 feet length. Plush and elegant, the Deluxe and Standard green carpet runners available from CeremonialSupplies.com will give your St. Patrick's event a glamorous look!

Go green with the versatile green ceremonial ribbon available in spools of 2.5" width up to 12" and customize with a St. Patrick's Day message stamped across the entire length of the ribbon - 10, 12, 15, 20, or 25 yard spools! Every special event deserves special decorations and ceremonial ribbons that feature a special message printed repetitively throughout the ribbon's length. Ribbons are incredibly versatile decorating tools and only your imagination will be the limit to what you can do! From ceiling streaming to table top runners, different sizes or extra-wide size green ribbon will bring unity and continuity to your St. Patrick's day celebration!

Lucky a corporate event that falls on St. Patrick's Day! You'll love the green carpets, green aisle runners and the stanchions and rope that go along with these, the green ribbons for decorating a room, a table, the refreshment station, or even as a sash across your chest - with up to 25 yards spool available you'll have plenty of green ribbon to make everything Irish! Are you holding a groundbreaking ceremony? Well, you're in luck! Our colorful groundbreaking shovels with green blade and handle are perfect for your St. Patrick's groundbreaking celebration.

Whatever your event is on St. Patrick's, whether a corporate function or just an Irish shenanigan for your closest best one-hundred friends (who are Irish too - at least for the day!) shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your green needs! And to make your posh St. Patrick's Day celebration complete, include a step and repeat banner and create a beautiful photo staging opportunity. Don't forget to advertise your event in the Chicago Tribute or the Chicago Sun-Times, and have the revelers make a crawl stop at your event. For unbeatable prices, crafted quality products, great customer service and fast and efficient shipping get all your ceremonial decorations at CeremonialSupplies.com. Click here for a shipping quote.

If you're hosting a red carpet Oscar night in Seattle this year to celebrate the 2020 Academy Awards, you've come to the right place! CeremonialSupplies.com has all the products you need to host your own opulent party night with your friends and family. Seattle is known as a favorite destination of stars and celebrities, and also as the springboard for many aspiring artists into the world of entertainment. It's only natural that film aficionados and others in the artsy circles of Seattle - the artsy capital of the world - would want to host a red carpet event to watch the 2020 Academy Awards. We at CeremonialSupplies.com love Oscar night too, and we enjoy helping our clients and customers pick out all the best decorative and ceremonial supplies needed for hosting a red carpet Oscar night party in Seattle and anywhere else film buffs reside. Here's what you'll need:

Choosing An Event Carpet For Your Oscar Night Party

Choosing an event carpet for your Oscar night party is easy and fun, especially when combined with a particular theme, just like it's done at the Academy Awards ceremony. The history of the red carpet is directly associated with the performing arts. Extremely ancient, but entertainment nonetheless, the Greek play "Agamemnon" is the story of Agamemnon, the King of Mycenae in ancient Greece who returns from the Trojan War and is welcomed home by his traitorous wife, who has laid out a path of red tapestry for his upon arrival. Hesitant before stepping on the red carpets because he is not a God - for only whom the honor of the red carpet is reserved, Agamemnon soon realizes he may have overstepped his mortal bounds! The play "Agamemnon" is the first instance where the use of a red carpet is documented. Throughout history royalty, world leaders, dignitaries, movie stars and celebrities receive this godly status often and now, any occasion can incorporate a red carpet entrance to rival the glamour of the most famous red carpet of all, the Academy Awards red carpet entrance!

CeremonialSupplies.com, the best online shop on the web for everything ceremonial, from event carpet runners, stanchions and rope, ceremonial ribbon and more to groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, shovel display stands, shovel display cases, and corporate attire, has the best selection of carpet aisle-runners in the most popular colors available. Starting with our top of the line deluxe carpet runners for ceremonial events, we offer the Deep Blue event carpet, the Black Gala carpet runner, the Pink carpet aisle runner, the Green ceremonial event carpet, the purple event carpet runner and the glamorous ceremonial Red carpet. These deluxe event carpets feature a 100% filament nylon material that creates a rich, plush texture of luxury and is available in widths ranging from 3 to 6 feet and length of 10 to 50 feet! This means that it's up to you and the dimensions of your 2020 Oscar Night venue to determine how large you want your event carpet. If you are looking for a smaller scale event carpet runner that has the same feel of luxury as our deluxe line, you may want to consider our beautiful attention grabbing standard event carpet runners in vivid blue, red, and kelly-green that are available from CeremonialSupplies.com in widths of 3 and 4 feet, with pre-cut lengths of 10, 15, and 20 feet. Whichever carpet runner style you choose for your Seattle 2020 Academy Award home party will definitely give your event a posh and glamorous look, but you can take your 2020 Oscar night theme to other levels by combining a specific color with a significant message. Are you a strong advocate for health, nature, and natural beauty? Consider the green event carpet to build your theme around. Roll out the blue carpet aisle runner for futuristic or sci-fi themes where you can incorporate silver and glass touches, or lay out the tapestries of the gods and rulers with a rich red event carpet. Your imagination is the limit!

Stanchions and Rope: Movie Theater Retractable or Classic Stanchions?

This is a big question when determining your theme. Will you want your stanchions and rope movie theater retractable, or classic stanchions? Choosing the stanchions to go with your gala carpet runner depend on how authentic you wish your Oscar night Academy Award party to be. If you notice movie theaters use retractable stanchions. This is because when big blockbuster movies are released, the crowds are huge and retractable stanchions provide a variety on configurations, and even at the Academy Awards, the stanchions are black, retractable. If you want to break tradition for an upscale and luxurious theme, we recommend classic stanchions in polished brass, or polished chrome. CeremonialSupplies.com makes available retractable, classic, and outdoor plastic stanchions to fit any theme. A look at the 2020 Oscar nominees will offer some ideas for theme. There's "Joker" which received the most nominations and of course if this was your favorite flick, a mix of bright blue, green, and red colors would be congruent for a Joker-themed event where either classical brass dome top stanchions or something like the yellow hitching post-style outdoor stanchion with chain link would perfectly spruce up the theme! "Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" fans can look to the 60s and 70s as a decorative theme and relive the flower-child era with a mix of tradition and modernism. A red carpet aisle runner, or a blue event carpet with white hitching post-style stanchions would certainly recall the decorative trend of the era.

Set Up A Step And Repeat Photo Station At Your Oscar Night Party

Oscar night has become an occasion for celebration and fun and the people of Seattle love to step out decked in their most stylish ensembles! Set up a step and repeat photo station at your Oscar night party and make all your guests feel like stars! Roll out the red (or blue, or green, or purple, or pink, or black) carpet for your guests as they arrive and make their way to the bar for a cocktail (or two, or three ... ) strutting their finest style over Agamemnon's tapestry. Have a section mid way set up with a step and repeat backdrop banner with a logo of your own design (CeremonialSupplies.com does that too!) and your guests will want to take their official Oscar night gala picture posing just like a celebrity at the Academy Awards. Rope off the area with the stanchions of your choice and voila! A perfect photo or video spot. All you need is the paparazzi with their flash shots for total authenticity. Seattleites are extremely creative people, and our Step and Repeat backdrop banner will be much appreciated by their genius for harmony to give their Oscar night ceremony a true Hollywood-esque decor! Our Step and Repeat backdrop is available in three different width sizes: 8 x 8 feet, 8 x 10 feet, and 8 x 12 feet. Your gala night event logo is repeated throughout the step and repeat banner and creates a visual impact for your official event photo!

Decorations And Awards For Your Year's Best!

CeremonialSupplies.com has the decorations and awards for your year's best choices! Never underestimate the versatility of ribbons for decorations. You can create any type of environment simply with the use of ribbons, especially if you can combine different size widths. For example, extra-wide ribbon can be used to drape the ceiling of a room, and depending on the space you have to work with, you can use 6" wide ribbons, or up to 8", 10" and 12" ribbon that can hang from the center out, and gathered at each of the corners, draping down. CeremonialSupplies.com offers a large selection of ceremonial ribbons in all colors, in widths from 2" up to 12" that are ideal for ceiling draping, table top ribbon runners, vertical hanging banners, and other embellishments such as chair cover accents and keepsakes. Your imagination is the limit and CeremonialSupplies.com is here to help you customize or personalize your decorative ribbons with the name of the event, or other text you may wish!

Use colors to convey a specific emotion or feeling - for example, rich deep red ribbon and gold ribbons inspire lavishness, luxury and opulent fantasy, and it was a perfect choice of palette for a movie like "Alice in Wonderland." Whereas blue ribbon and silver ribbon can be used to recreate the cold atmosphere of "Frozen." With this in mind, choose the perfect color ribbon and ribbon size from CeremonialSupplies.com and flood your venue with the atmosphere and feel you wish to convey!

For those special awards you'll be presenting, shop CeremonialSupplies.com AWARDS category and see our Accomplishment Champ Award - like the Oscar (named after Bette Davis' remark about how the statuette looked like her uncle, "Oscar") the statuette has a gold finish with a plaque at the base that can be customized with your own message and it's great fun for an Academy Award Party night.

Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your 2020 Academy Awards party night! Get the essential event carpet runner, step and repeat, stanchions, decorative ceremonial ribbons, and awards from the best one-stop shop on the net for ceremonial supplies and liven up your Oscar night party in Seattle or wherever you are in the world! Click here for a shipping quote.

CeremonialSupplies.com believes in a focused approach to corporate image. From the moment you break ground on your business, to the daily interaction with clients and customers. Here are 10 advantages you get with corporate wear that will enhance your company's image and create a valuable asset: trust.

All great companies have one thing in common: a knowledgeable staff that represents the company's image, mission, and ethics. It is the role of a business to take good care of their employees, and they in turn will take good care of the customers. With the exponential growth of technology in every area, including branded clothing - through processes that include embroidery, screen printing, direct to garments (DTG), dye sublimation, heat press printing, and vinyl cutting, branding is now accessible to small business entrepreneurs and corporate conglomerates alike. The benefits of corporate wear are numerous, including enhancing the image that the company has worked hard to develop. Your company's image depends on your staff, as they are seen by clients and customers. Uniformity builds the impression of continuity of service and ideology and creates trust that no matter where the client is, they are receiving the same professional service. This is a valuable asset for any company and the consistency of message through corporate ware is accessible and profitable! Get these 10 free perks when you include corporate wear in your business strategy!

1. TIME 

That precious and elusive element we all wish we had more of! With corporate branded clothing, deciding what to wear to the office when every minute counts saves time, and effort. Stylish and elegant branded shirts for men or women can be paired with slacks or skirts for a professional and comfortable look that doesn't take much time to put together. CeremonialSupplies.com offers the Ceremonial deluxe Oxford non-iron shirt, an elegant and lightweight wrinkle-resistant finish for men and women ideal for corporate occasions, ceremonial groundbreakings, grand opening events, and whenever you want to feel fresh and relaxed while looking your best at work.

2. EMPLOYEE PERKS 

When the company pays for, or contributes to employee's work wardrobe the savings become an added perk that is much appreciated. Employees get to save extra money and that's an incentive for loyalty. With the elegance of embroidered long-sleeve Oxford style shirts, classic club-style, or dri-fit polo shirts and professional printed tees, employees will represent the company in style, save money, and appreciate the extra perk!

3. PRODUCTIVITY 

Anyone who's worked in a corporate environment will agree that when you don't feel comfortable in your clothes, your concentration is broken. Branded clothing that feels and fits comfortably means employees dress promptly in the morning and get to work on time ready for the job at hand.

4. SUCCESS 

Selling the company's image with the way your employees look is a powerful tool. With stylish and comfortably fitted corporate wear employee's confidence increases. When you look good, you feel good and the confidence enables you to be more assertive, pleasant, and in control of what you do best. CeremonialSupplies.com offers a selection of corporate wear shirts that offer classic club style elegance and are ready to go whenever you are!

5. MORALE 

Corporate wear boosts morale within the company. Not only does it help improve productivity by emphasizing comfort and professionalism but when employees wear corporate branded clothing they essentially become the company and their actions and behavior reflect it. CeremonialSupplies.com corporate attire includes deluxe long-sleeve oxford shirts with embroidered logo of your company or brand as well as the classic style oxford club shirt and polo shirt, all with embroidered logo option.

6. PROFESSIONALISM 

Everyone has their own individual style of dressing, and let's face it, some people do dress inappropriately for the workplace. Corporate wear avoids distasteful situations by providing employees with a sure-fire way to dress professionally, and consistently. With our selection of quality printed t-shirts, dri-fit embroidered polo shirts, classic wrinkle-resistant and deluxe oxford shirts for men and women, you will feel confident that you are looking your best, and representing your company in a professional and elegant style at company events, trade shows, sales conventions and other industry events.

7. TEAMWORK 

The success of a company or a business is achieved when all departments operate at their best, each producing the ultimate positive output. Uniforms foment a strong sense of teamwork similar to athletes of a team sport. When company employees dress similarly, any possible feeling of inferiority in the workplace is removed.

8. AWARENESS 

With increase competitiveness across all fields, standing out becomes difficult. The best way to enhance marketing noise in your business is by having employees wear color branded corporate clothing that reflects the company's logo or brand colors. Companies that offer corporate branded attire part of their brand strategy are establishing their identity by looking and acting the part. Stand out with top-notch quality in CeremonialSupplies.com corporate wear. Check out our hand-picked selection of wearables under our CORPORATE EVENTS category! You will love our quality, our budget friendly prices, our attentive and knowledgeable customer service, and our prompt and efficient shipping wherever you are!

9. OPTIONS 

When employees have a work wardrobe, mixing and matching will turn five items of clothing into eight outfits; one outfit for each day of the week with some to spare! This includes long sleeve shirts, polo shirts, or professional tees or tee-dress, combined with slacks, or skirts of matching colors. All stylishly comfortable.

10. WHO'S THE BOSS? 

Professional corporate branded attire, like uniforms, establish a standard look across the company. Everyone looks the same regardless of their earnings. Corporate wear for convention or conference presence creates a strong team effect that others can't help but notice, and with modern and stylish clothing all employees will look like the boss, every day.

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The popularity of ceremonial supplies lapel pins keeps growing and we think we know why. CeremonialSupplies.com is the best place on the internet to purchase groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, groundbreaking ceremonial kits, grand opening ribbon, ceremonial ribbon-cutting scissors, event carpet aisle runners, military ceremonial flags and medal displays, stanchions and rope, corporate clothing, plaques and awards, and many more ceremonial supplies designed to help you take your event to new heights. This makes us very proud, however, not many people know that Lapel Pins and Medals are also one of CeremonialSupplies.com hottest and best selling items. What's so special about our lapel pins? Maybe it's their originality, their crafted quality, the friendly price, or just that we ship it to you promptly and efficiently wherever you are!

Lapel pins, exactly as their name implies, are pins that were originally intended to be worn on suit or shirt lapels. Their use goes back to the Roman army that was so vast that it needed to identify its members and allies in battle. Today lapel pins are used to embellish everything from shirt and suit lapels, to hats and baseball caps, back packs, ties and scarves and just about any item of wear and clothing you can think of! The history of lapel pins and US presidents is full of interesting tidbits, for example, Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the US from 1945 - 1953 wore a Masonic pin on his lapel; Lyndon Johnson wore a pin indicating he had won a Silver Star in WW II, and apparently it was the 37th President of the US, Richard Nixon, to be the first president to wear an American flag pin! But you don't need to be the Commander in Chief to be proud of your country and wear an American flag lapel pin. All you need is shop CeremonialSupplies.com for a wide variety of patriotic pins that include the American Eagle lapel pin, the American and US Marine Corps flag lapel pin, the vintage brass US Marine Corps lapel pin, the God Bless America lapel pin featuring a gold Statue of Liberty super imposed over the flag, the United We Stand lapel pin with a gold eagle over the flag, the US Army emblem and American flag lapel pin, the US Military lapel pins, the USA flag shooting star lapel pin, the heart shape US flag in gold outline lapel pin, and the US flag gold plated lapel pin.

If patriotism isn't your cup of tea but you wish to express your support of a special cause, you might want to check our awareness ribbon color lapel pins. There are thousands of causes that people support and wish to bring them awareness. CeremonialSupplies.com has a selection of high quality awareness ribbon lapel pins that include the following colors and causes: Red ribbon awareness pin that represents Aids/HIV, substance abuse, MADD, DARE, heart disease, as well as love! The pink awareness ribbon represents breast cancer, the orange awareness ribbon calls attention to hunger, leukemia, multiple sclerosis, agent orange and it has also been adopted recently to represent cultural diversity. The yellow ribbon awareness lapel pin, one of the most popular, represents the support of our troops, prisoner of war or missing in action, suicide prevention, missing children, spinal bifida, bladder cancer and liver cancer but most of all, yellow ribbons represent hope! The green awareness ribbon lapel pin calls attention to depression, mental illnesses and mental disorders; dark blue or navy awareness lapel pin is for child abuse prevention, crime victims, water safety and water quality, and police officers lost in the line of duty. The purple awareness ribbon lapel pin represents domestic violence, overdose awareness, religious tolerance, animal abuse, homelessness, and is a general color that anyone who has survived cancer can wear. A white awareness ribbon lapel pin stands for innocence and peace, right to life, and victims of terrorism, whilst a black ribbon awareness pin stands for mourning and anti-gangs. Teal awareness ribbon lapel pin stands for substance abuse, sexual assault, and the burgundy awareness ribbon lapel pin stands for hospice care. There are many other shades of colors and each is a symbol of awareness for a cause. In fact, there are so very many of them, that we will eventually need a color ribbon to symbolize awareness ribbons in general - and CeremonialSupplies.com will carry it too!

The business of CeremonialSupplies.com is ceremonies and events. Groundbreaking and grand opening ceremonies, military ceremonies, and corporate ceremonies. Shop our site, the best online store on the web, for groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, ceremonial shovel display stands and display cases, grand opening ribbons and ceremonial ribbons, giant grand opening ribbon-cutting scissors, event carpet aisle runners, stanchions and rope, military medals and flag display cases, corporate attire, plaques and awards, and keepsakes and gifts, where lapel pins falls under. Our lapel pins include military lapel pins, flag lapel pins, awareness ribbons lapel pins, and pins such as the ceremonial scissors lapel pin, ceremonial saw lapel pin, the ceremonial groundbreaking shovel lapel pin, the hammer lapel pin, and the ceremonial key to the city lapel pin - all which are ideal and valuable gifts for members participating in a groundbreaking ceremony, a grand opening, or both! Be sure to get your lapel pin at CeremonialSupplies.com to make your statement and wear it!

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Groundbreaking ceremonies have an unfair rap for being boring and dull. You can't blame people for this assessment, after all, if you've ever attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a new US Federal Court House, or a new public library, the speakers tend to be politicians and well, they are pretty boring. CeremonialSupplies.com, the best one-stop shop on the net for groundbreaking shovels and hard hats, grand opening ceremonial ribbons, military decorations, and much more, knows exactly what you need to make your groundbreaking ceremony a successful memorable occasion that people will enjoy! Here are 5 themes for an unforgettable groundbreaking ceremony that will make it a vibrant, fun event:

Historical and Cultural Groundbreaking Themes

There's nothing new under the sun, and this includes constructions. You may be looking at a razed plot of land now, but 100 years a go there may have been an industrial factory in its place, and 200 years ago it may have been an old barn belonging to the town's first settlers. Research the site! You will be surprised to find out what historical location you're building upon. In 1998 when a mandatory archaeological dig uncovered the "Miami Circle" - a 38 foot diameter stone structure estimated to be over 2,000 years old, the developer who demolished the Brickell Point Apartments, built over the site in the 1950's was not only shocked, but at a loss since the land went into litigation back and forth between native American tribes that claimed the cultural significance of their heritage, and wealthy land developers who wanted to see a quick (and big) return on their investment. A groundbreaking ceremony upon this site, could have easily included elements of pre-historic or native American civilizations. This is just an example of a historical and cultural theme that can be incorporated into a groundbreaking ceremony. Granted, this is a rare and unique discovery and not all groundbreaking sites have an actual pre-Columbian structure beneath, but it is a factual account that drives home the point that all land, was something else before.

If you are organizing a groundbreaking ceremony, it will help you to research the site, or the general area for contributing factors that will help you decorate the event with an appropriate, interesting, and interactive theme!

Decorating With Construction In Mind!

Creativity thrives across all industries and endeavors, and a groundbreaking ceremony decorated with construction in mind has limitless possibilities! Everything from Tonka dump trucks and tractors, construction barriers, miniature wheelbarrows, to miniature groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, and ceremonial ribbons - CeremonialSupplies.com provides you with the supplies and you bring your imagination. Decorate a snack table with dump trucks that appear to be pouring chips into a bowl, or filled with pretzel sticks; how about using orange cups and white electrical tape to make the cups look like construction barriers, or using bricks to elevate serving platters? Hard hats can be used as serving bowls to hold fruits, potato chips, pretzels, candy, or other items you wish for people to Dig In!

Decorative wheelbarrows make for beautiful flower planters, or they can be filled with ice and hold the refreshments! Wheelbarrows are also great fun for a competitive game that will involve guests at a sod-cutting event.

Architectural Themes For A Sod-Cutting Ceremony

Depending on the type of structure that will be constructed, you can decorate a groundbreaking ceremony around architectural styles. You'll have plenty to choose! From Prehistoric to Ancient Mesopotamia, Asia, Classical Antiquity, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Industrial and Postmodernism and everything in between! Notable North American architectural styles include Art Deco and "Prairie," a style made famous by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, whose philosophy or "organic architecture" maintained that a building must develop out of its own surroundings. It would therefore not be out of place to highlight architectural style in the overall decor of the sod-cutting ceremony.

Byzantine, an exotic an complex architectural style prevalent from the 4th to the 15th century is characterized by richly ornate and decorative designs covered in frescos, mosaics, and colored glass. All these elements can be easily incorporated into the theme design of a groundbreaking ceremony by using bright, pulsating and energetic colors such as gold, purple, blue, silver, ceremonial ribbons to decorate a tent, invitations with filigrees and everything that represents an overly flamboyant and lavish style will give continuity to a Byzantine style groundbreaking! Think of a red carpet with shiny brass stanchions to greet the guests, of gold color groundbreaking shovels, or mirror-polished chromed shovels, gold hard hats, all dressed up beautifully on a groundbreaking shovel display stand. Let CeremonialSupplies.com help you take it up a notch and create the perfect stage for the official photo of the event by displaying the luxurious VIP Ceremonial Groundbreaking Mirror Gold shovel (or shovels, depending how many will be participating in the actual digging), or the Groundbreaking VIP Mirror Chrome Ceremonial Shovel, our top of the line ceremonial shovels, all dressed up with a matching hard hat and bow! Position these with a carpet aisle runner and a gala step and repeat backdrop, framed with classic stanchions and you've created a beautiful setting for official photos and videos.

Match the Groundbreaking Ceremony With the Type of Building Being Constructed

This is an easy theme, based on the use that will be given to a new structure. For example, the real estate private equity firm, Black Sand Capital based in Honolulu, Hawaii, may have easily incorporated black sand in it's groundbreaking ceremony. This is an example of matching the groundbreaking ceremony theme with the type of building being constructed. If the opportunity is in the name - Apple, for instance, and you want a theme surrounding the sod-cutting ceremony, start there. Matching groundbreaking themes with company or corporate strategies is another attention grabber! A groundbreaking marks an important accomplishment in the life of a company or corporation. It literally takes the business to new heights, and creating a theme centered around "new heights" can feature flowing ceremonial ribbons that simulate the look of height, or involve aerial acrobats who may pour champagne for guests while hanging from above.

In 2013, Aria Development Group celebrated the groundbreaking of its luxury ocean-front condominium 321 Ocean, located on Ocean Drive in South Beach with a ceremony that included a seven-foot sandcastle replica of the structure. In 2003, the groundbreaking ceremony for Chicago's Prentice Women's Hospital featured a performance of ballet dancers, each representing a woman at different phases of her life. The same with children's museums, or hospitals that are themed with playthings and toys. CeremonialSupplies.com selection of miniature size (26" high and 6" wide at the blade) colorful groundbreaking kids shovels are a favorite for constructions where the groundbreaking ceremony will involve kids.

High Tech Is The Ultimate Groundbreaking Ceremonial Theme

Groundbreaking ceremonies aren't just for midday anymore. We are finding more and more that these ceremonies may start during daylight hours, but the entertainment and fun continue into the evening. From UV Glow acts, LED water drumming and LED Tron dance shows, neon performances, giant human slinky, black light show and robotics, any act can now include LED, UV, and laser elements to create spectacular visuals that will grab your guests attention and have popularized high tech as the ultimate groundbreaking ceremonial theme. The beauty of these shows is that they can incorporate branding and logos that call attention to the objective of the ceremony - getting the interest of the community! If the sky is the limit of your groundbreaking endeavor, point to the stars! Astrological symbols and motifs and references to the night sky offer plenty of inspiration for a sod-cutting that finds the balance between earth and space.

Treat your guests to new and unexpected activities! Groundbreaking ceremonies take place outdoors and elements such as stilt walkers offer a spectacular outdoor daytime or evening show, and music, illuminations and pyrotechnics can create a fantasy theme not soon forgotten! The field of robotics is here to stay, and a groundbreaking ceremony where a robot performs the ritualistic honors is definitely an amazing feat! For all your groundbreaking supplies, shop CeremonialSupplies.com where you will find the best groundbreaking shovels, display stands and display cases, grand opening supplies like giant ceremonial scissors, ceremonial ribbon, military ceremony decorations, medals, flags, and more! Our customer service is knowledgeable and attentive, our prices budget friendly, and we ship all over the world promptly, and efficiently. Click here for a shipping quote.