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Why is there tulip on the stamp?
The Crimea has a beautiful and surprising connection to tulips, rooted in both nature and history. Wild tulips grow naturally on the Crimean steppes and mountain slopes, especially in March and April. Tulips from this region have been part of the genetic base for cultivated tulips spread through Turkey and into Holland in the 16th–17th centuries.
For Crimean Tatars, tulips (lâle) are not just flowers — they are deep cultural symbols. This motif appears in traditional Crimean Tatar embroidery, ceramics, and architecture, symbolizing: Love, Rebirth, Homeland.
After the deportation in 1944 by Stalin’s regime, many Crimean Tatars kept tulip motifs in their art and clothing as a symbol of their Loss and Return.
Why is there tulip on the stamp?
The Crimea has a beautiful and surprising connection to tulips, rooted in both nature and history. Wild tulips grow naturally on the Crimean steppes and mountain slopes, especially in March and April. Tulips from this region have been part of the genetic base for cultivated tulips spread through Turkey and into Holland in the 16th–17th centuries.
For Crimean Tatars, tulips (lâle) are not just flowers — they are deep cultural symbols. This motif appears in traditional Crimean Tatar embroidery, ceramics, and architecture, symbolizing: Love, Rebirth, Homeland.
After the deportation in 1944 by Stalin’s regime, many Crimean Tatars kept tulip motifs in their art and clothing as a symbol of their Loss and Return.