Lily of The Valley
The Lily of the Valley is a plant/herb that you absolutely DO NOT want to eat. It is poisonous and care needs to be taken when it is given as a floral arrangement to a loved one. It is a beautiful plant and gives off a light scent that is not harmful.
Christian legend
The name "lily of the valley" is also used in some English translations of the Bible in Song of Songs 2:1, although whether or not the Hebrew word "shoshana" (usually denoting a rose) originally used there refers to this species is uncertain.
The flower is also known as Our Lady's tears or Mary's tears from Christian legends that it sprang from the weeping of the Virgin Mary during the crucifixion of Jesus. Other etiologies its coming into being from Eve's tears after she was driven with Adam from the Garden of Eden.
It is a symbol of humility in religious painting. Lily of the valley is considered the sign of Christ's second coming. The power of men to envision a better world was also attributed to the lily of the valley.
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