Easter Lily Meaning And Mystery
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Easter Lily Meaning And Mystery

By: mrplanthire

On Easter you can decorate eggs, make gift baskets, eat delicious chocolate bunnies, do things with your local church of your choice, go to a wonderful family parade and the Easter Lily. The Easter lily symbolizes purity hope and life. Easter Lilies are mostly given with other Easter gifts.

Thanks need to be given to World War I soldier Louis Houghton for the overall popularity of the Bermuda lily. It is also known as the Easter lily. In 1919, Louis brought a suitcase of the lily bulbs to the southern coast of Oregon, distributing them to his friends and family to plant.

This lily proved to really thrive in the climate there. It was similar to the flower's native Ryukyu Islands of Japan. By the year 1945, there were over a thousand growers on the west coast harvesting these bulbs to sell. There are only about two full weeks during the year when these flowers are commercially available. Easter lilies are estimated to be the fourth largest potted plant crop in the United States, following the poinsettia, mum, and azalea.

These elegant white flowers are pictured and written about extensively in art, history, and mythology. A famous instance occurs in the Bible in the Sermon on the Mount, when Jesus says," 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."

Lilies are sometimes affectionately called the "white-robed apostles of hope." They are rumored to be found growing in the Garden of Gethsemane after Christ's atonement was performed there. Most churches festoon themselves with large groups of Easter Lilies each spring to symbolize the glorious resurrection and hope brought to us by Jesus Christ.

The pure white lily has long been associated with women and purity in religious history. Eve, banished forever from the Garden of Eden, shed true tears of remorse as she had to leave. Pure white lilies are said to have sprang up from where her tears fell. The beauty of being repentant is represented by the white flower. The Virgin Mary is often pictured as receiving white lilies. The Angel Gabriel brought them to her when he told her she would bear the Christ Child. Various saints are also shown bringing them to Mary and the baby Jesus.

It's no wonder that the graceful white lily has become a symbol for the real meaning of Easter. Millions of churches and homes will feel the hope, joy, and new life which bouquets of the regal flowers can provide. No matter if you decide to buy Easter lilies as a gift or for personal enjoyment, they will provide the insurmountable joy of the Easter season. They are a living sign that it is a time for us to celebrate and rejoice. When you go out to buy chocolate bunnies, peeps, and jelly beans this year, add some Easter lilies to your list.

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