PFF ~ Lily of the Valley

Happy May Day!


The flower for May is the
Lily of the Valley...
Muguet des Bois...

The meaning of this
beautiful & fragrant
bell-shaped flower is the
Return of Happiness...
Purity and Humility...

Its botanical name is Convallaria Majalis...
from Convallis, meaning Valley...
and Majalis, meaning May.

This Breathtaking Vintage
Botanical Print is dated 1798...

The Lily of the Valley was
first cultivated in 1420...

According to the book
The Language of Flowers...

"It is not surprising that the Lily of the
Valley symbolizes the Return to Happiness,
for it is the sweetest flower imaginable.
With it’s dainty white bells and unmistakable
green scent it is said to lure the Nightingale
from his nest and lead him to his mate. It is
the symbol of May Day and was known as
May Lily and Our Lady’s tears because it
grew from the tears shed by the Virgin Mary
at the Cross. The flowers were grown by
monks for decorating the alter and were
called Ladder to Heaven because the
miniature flower bells grow
like steps up from the stem."

This Beautiful Vintage Ad is from the
May 1948 issue of Good Housekeeping...

Muguet des Bois by Coty was the first
Perfume I ever owned... to this day it
remains one of my all-time favorites...
perhaps I'll get a bottle of it today...
since it's my Birthday... a girl can wish!

"This is the day which the Lord hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it..."
Psalms 118:24

This verse from Psalms
expresses each days
Promise of a
Return of Happiness
and a reason to Rejoice...

I hope that this first day of May
will be filled with countless
reasons for you to Rejoice...
and may Happiness always
find its way back to you...

God bless...

Until another time... Pearl

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