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.

Christian Legend three

Saint Leonard of Noblac fighted with a dragon. He had wounds and blood ran from the wounds. The blood became the white flower Lily of the valley.

adapted by Eliška Urbanová, original text from: Lily of the valley. In: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia [online]. San Francisco (CA): Wikimedia Foundation, 2001- [cit. 2012-02-08]. Dostupné z: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_of_the_Valley