What Does The Easter Lily Mean?
What does the Easter lily “mean”? That’s a good question, and a common one at Easter time. The Easter lily symbolizes purity, virtue, innocence, hope and life. Here’s a brief history of the Easter lily… The Easter lily has often been called the “white robed apostle of hope”. It is also referenced in many biblical stories. When Eve was banished from the Garden of Eden, she shed tears of repentance and from her tears sprang lilies. The pure white Easter lily is also associated with motherhood. In early biblical paintings, the angel Gabriel is pictured extending a bunch of white lilies to the Virgin Mary announcing she was to be the mother of Jesus Christ. The lily is also revered as it was found growing in the garden of Gethsemane after Christ’s agony. Renowned as a mark of purity and grace, the lily is the perfect symbol to represent Easter. The Easter lily was imported to the U.S. in 1875 by a tourist who visited Japan. The lily grew in popularity, and by 1941 North American resident
