Easter Flowers
The holiday of Easter announced coming of spring, time when Mother Nature smiles to the whole world with the millions colors of splendid flowers. After the sadness of the coldest season people are glad to greet the returning of the tulips, crocuses, daffodils, and white lilies in all their magnificent beauty. People celebrate the renewal of life and present each other bunches of Easter flowers and adorn churches with them.
Women fill Easter baskets with the first hyacinths, tulips and other seasonal flowers in spring colors and adorn them with Easter bunnies, toys, and chocolates. Such baskets are the integral component of this spring festivity. There is another charming custom the small girls to put on Easter hats . Such hats are always embellished with fresh cut or silk flowers, bands, laces and even very little stuffed toys.
People chose the white lily from a great number of beautiful flowers to be Easter flower and a token of resurrection of Christ. The big clear white calyces of Easter Lilies symbolize the pure new life that comes through the Resurrection of Jesus. Some people ornament the churches with white lilies on Easter morning in honor of their beloved ones who departed.
People in different countries consider Easter flowers carry some additional meaning. The pussy willow is the Easter Flower in Russia and the UK. Narcissuses are generally recognized Easter flowers in the Southern France and Northern Italy. As for Germany, bunches of red flowers are in everybody's hands on Easter symbolizing the God's blood.
No person can remain indifferent to the avalanche of spring flowers bringing the touch of beauty into the everyday routine. People believe that every flower has its own meaning. Choosing particular flowers you can tell something secret to you beloved one. There exists peculiar language of flowers. Everybody should learn it to make the bunch speak. You can find the meaning of Easter flowers below:
- Chrysanthemum (general) - it means buoyancy and the fact that you are really a devoted friend.
- Chrysanthemum (white) – Veracity, faithfulness
- Chrysanthemum (yellow) - it's a case of more than friendship as in slighted love.
- Daffodil - it shows that you are the only one for me and everything seems to be bright, when you are around.
- Azalea - it indicates to the person to take care of himself/herself for your sake.
- Lily (white) - It indicates purity and also says that it's great to know you.
- Tulip (red) - Announcement of Love
- Tulip (general) - Ideal Love
- Tulip (variegated) - Beautiful Eyes