Easter is a celebration of Spring

                                       Burlington Vermont Florist

The white lily is revered worldwide as the traditional Easter holiday flower & plant. The single flower stem arising from a botanical bulb is a biblical flower representing the resurrection of Christ. Also called Jacob's Tears, the lily signifies to the Christian community purity, hope innocence and peace. The exact origins of the religious feast day, Easter, is unknown. Because Easter is celebrated in the springtime, a host of popular spring blooming flowers including tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, pussy willows and iris are favorites for Easter designs.

So when did the story of the Easter Bunny  arrive in common folklore? The story is believed to have originated in the 17th Century with German immigrants who transported their tradition of an egg laying hare. The children made nests in which the hare could lay its eggs. A second story from the 18th Century suggests the rabbit giving birth to a large litter of babies called kittens, so they became the symbol of new life.

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The story of the Pussy Willow

A Native American story tells of a rabbit that climbed into a willow shrub after an especially tiring day jumping atop the Winter snows. He was so exhausted from his day of leaping, that he remained nestled in the boughs of the tree all Winter until Spring. From that day on, the willow tree flower buds had a soft, furry coat in Spring.