Christian Legend one
The flowers other name is Our Lady´s tears or Mary´s tears.
How did the flower get the name?
When Jesus Christ was on the cross, his mother Virgin Mary came to him and she cried. She cried so much when a tear fell from her eye and got on the ground, it became a small white flower.
Christian Legend two
The second legend says that it was Eve, who cried, when Eve and Adam were thrown out from the Garden of Eden.