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The white rose symbolises innocence and faithfulness, the red rose stands for love and passion [3] [6] Snowdrop: Virgin Mary: Symbolises hope, purity and virtue Strawberry: Virgin Mary: Symbolises righteousness and humility. Their flowers embody chastity, but they also became a symbol of transience and vanity.
Often chosen as sympathy flowers, you'll typically find white lilies at funerals. Don't worry, though, they're also used at weddings to represent purity and rebirth. DigiPub - Getty Images
A flowered cross in a parish church (2006) Flowering the cross is a Western Christian tradition practiced at the arrival of Easter, in which worshippers place flowers on the bare wooden cross that was used in the Good Friday liturgy, in order to symbolize "the new life that emerges from Jesus’s death on Good Friday".
"Love is the flower you've got to let grow." —John Lennon "The rose is the flower and handmaiden of love—the lily, her fair associate, is the emblem of beauty and purity."
The Reyna Elena, representing Saint Helena, is the last and grandest; the most beautiful woman in the pageant, she bears a cross or crucifix symbolising the True Cross, as she is escorted by a young boy representing Emperor Constantine. Participants walk under arches, often carried and decorated with flowers or symbols of bounty.
Silene chalcedonica (syn. Lychnis chalcedonica), the Maltese-cross [2] [3] [4] or scarlet lychnis, [3] [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Eurasia. Other common names include flower of Bristol , Jerusalem cross [ 5 ] and nonesuch .
Reina de las Flores (Queen of Flowers) – She is considered Queen of the religious pageant. She processes under an arch festooned with flowers, and carries a grand bouquet. 2. Reina Elena (Queen Helena) – She represents Saint Helena herself, and holds a cross or crucifix to symbolise the True Cross of Jesus. This considerably prestigious ...