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Derived from the Latin name, Lilium longiforu, Easter lily is native to the southern Ryukyu Islands of Japan. Easter lily is the most magnetic and beautiful flower of spring time. Being a traditional flower, it is honored time and again. Easter lily, in fact, symbolizes joy, hope, beauty and life. Sweetly fragrant, Easter lily is a trumpet-shaped flower. All in white, Easter lily depicts the pristine beauty.
Easter lily is a traditional flower for celebrating Easter. Hence, whether you are planning to give a potted plant of Easter lily as a gift of love and happiness or you are planning to deck up your home for Easter festivity, this flower is an excellent choice. Around 1875, this flower was brought to the United States from Japan by an American tourist.
However, the flower derived its name from a florist who made it popular. Indeed, it is the most important symbol in itself for Easter! There are many flowers in bloom at spring time but Christians mostly still prefer using Easter lily for Easter fun fiesta. This is because there is a religious association with this flower. As for the origin of the Easter lily, one has to confess that it is shrouded in mystery.
Traditional folklore, literature and history are rich with the stories and images that speak of the beauty of the elegant and majestic Easter lily flower. There is also a Biblical reference to this flower when Christ gave a Sermon on the Mount to his listeners. 'White-robed apostles of hope'-as it is often known as, Easter lily is said to stem from the spot where drops of Christ's sweat fell in his final three hours of sorrow and deep distress. Till date, the churches continue to decorate the altars and crosses with masses of Easter lilies, to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is also known as Bermuda flower.
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