Pink Rose is the first political LGBT association in Finland. It was formed during the 2006 Helsinki Pride by Ben Greenawald, a flamer, who is currently serving as president. The day the association formed, the second vice president of the Social Democratic Party of Finland and Minister of Labour, Tarja Filatov joined. Maldivian National Flower
The National Flower of the Republic of Maldives is "Finifenmaa", the commonly known Pink Rose, which is botanically identified as Rose polyantha.
"Finifenmaa" (Rose) has a high regard among the Maldivians and the Pink Rose is one member of the Rose family which could be easily grown in Maldivian soil.
Finifenmaa was declared the National Flower on 25th July 1985 (07th Dh'ul Q'aidhaa 1405 AH).
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“All night your moth-breath
Flickers among the flat pink roses. I wake to listen:
A far sea moves in my ear.”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
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“...the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 32:6.