The little chon boy in this greeting card design expresses
the hope in our hearts as we gather in churches on Easter Sunday,
to sing hymns of rejoicing for His Rebirth.
At Eastertide people throng their churches to
proclaim the glorious Resurrection, and choir
boys in their most festive robes move slowly down
the church aisles, singing again the age-old, be
loved Easter anthems.
The world’s people are in accord with the spir
itual beauty of Easter, and as though to evidence
the heartfelt beauty of the occasion, the dogwood
blossoms forth, and tulips, daffodils, lilies and
violets brighten the garden walks so that all the
world and her people seem born anew in the
coming of Springtime and of Eastertide.
Many of the flowers that grow in our Spring
time gardens have a legendary significance, and
it is interesting to correlate the events of the
Resurrection with the flowers of Eastertide.
Flowers beloved through legend appear on Easter
greeting cards, retelling the Easter story, and re
minding of the wondrous miracle of the first
Easter Sunday. Lilies are used in profusion on
church altars and on greeting cards, and Legend
accounts for the Easter-time popularity and ap
propriateness of this flower,
Lilies are a symbol of purity and light. An
ancient Judean legend tells that wherever the risen
Saviour walked, white lilies sprang up in His
footprints. Lilies are favored flowers for greeting
card designs, and members of the Rust Craft Art
ists’ Guild have portrayed them in graceful sprays
before a church window, or encircling the figure
of the Risen Christ.
The Legend of the Dogwood Tree is radiantly
portrayed on Easter greeting cards. Branches of
the flowering dogwood are effectively pictured
against soft pastel shades of blue, pink and laven
der, and the cards include the Legend, and your
personal greeting. The Legend reminds that the
springtime flowering of the dogwood has re
mained a symbol of Divine Sacrifice and the tri
umph of Eternal Life. As surely as Springtime and