Each holiday is marked by cherished traditions that bring joy, comfort, and
warmth, and provide continuity from one generation to the next. Easter has
its share of traditions: egg decorations and hunts; gift baskets and
chocolate bunnies, sunrise church services, parades, and, of course, the
Easter Lily. For many, the beautiful trumpet-shaped white flowers symbolize
purity, virtue, innocence, hope and life - the spiritual essence of Easter.
History, mythology, literature, poetry and the world of art are rife with
stories and images that speak of the beauty and majesty of the elegant white
flowers. Dating back to Biblical lore, the lily is mentioned numerous times
in the Bible. One of the most famous Biblical references is in the Sermon on
the Mount, when Christ told his listeners: "Consider the lilies of the
field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet.....
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these."
Often called the "white-robed apostles of hope," lilies were found growing
in the Garden of Gethsemane after Christ's agony. Tradition has it that the
beautiful white lilies sprung up where drops of Christ's sweat fell to the
ground in his final hours of sorrow and deep distress. Churches continue
this tradition at Easter time by banking their alters and surrounding their
crosses with masses of Easter Lilies, to commemorate the resurrection of
Jesus Christ and hope of life everlasting.
to continue reading about the Easter Lily, go to..
Lily
It has lots of information on growing/maintaining your Easter Lilies.
