How to Choose the Best Christmas Grave Decorations

 

Christmas holiday season is a time when many of us are remembering our loved ones who have passed away. There is a natural inclination to want to remember loved ones during this religious time of year, but for many it's not just about remembering it's about connecting. It's about involving our late loved ones in our holiday celebration. Many will go to visit cemeteries and graves during the holidays, but many more want to expand the celebration by decorating the graves.


Christmas headstone flower arrangementDecorating a grave at any time of year can be difficult. On the one hand, we want to be able to decorate in a fashion that is highly personalized, on the other hand we don't want to do anything that may be offensive, considered tacky, or unsightly two others. So the question is, what should we do in the way of decorations that will honor our loved ones and help us celebrate Christmas time with them but will also look nice and not offend?

At graveside flowers.com we offer a variety of artificial silk flower arrangements that are specifically designed for the Christmas holiday season. All of these products are attractive, are reasonably priced, starting as low as $7.99, and easy to place at a grave site. The Christmas products offered are made in traditional red green and white colors, and are made with traditional poinsettias, hollies, and other greenery.

You can find all of our Christmas wreaths, bouquets, headstone sprays, and crosses, here.

Symbolic Meanings of Plants and Flowers for Christmas


Holly - The prickly leaves represent the crown of thorns that Jesus wore when he was crucified. The berries are the drops of blood that were shed by Jesus because of the thorns.

Wreath - The wreath has significant meaning for the season. It's circular shape represents eternity, for it has no beginning and no end. From a christian religious perspective, it represents an unending circle of life. The evergreen, most frequently used in making wreathes, symbolizes growth and everlasting life.

Poinsettia - The shape of the poinsettia flower and leaves are sometimes thought as a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem which led the Wise Men to Jesus. The red colored leaves symbolize the blood of Christ. The white leaves represent his purity.Christmas Cemetery Flowers

Poinsettias are native to Central American and were originally brought to the United States by the first US Ambassador to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett.

The connection of the Poinsettia to Christmas stems from an old Mexican legend that said there was once a poor Mexican girl named Pepita who had no present to give the the baby Jesus at the Christmas Eve Services. As Pepita walked to the chapel, sadly, her cousin Pedro tried to cheer her up. "Pepita", he said. "I'm sure that even the smallest gift, given by someone who loves him will make Jesus Happy."

Pepita didn't know what she could give, so she picked a small handful of weeds from the roadside and made them into a a small bouquet. She felt embarrassed because she could only give this small present to Jesus. As she walked through the chapel to the altar, she remembered what Pedro had said. She began to feel better, knelt down and put the bouquet at the bottom of the nativity scene. Suddenly, the bouquet of weeds burst into bright red flowers, and everyone who saw them were sure they had seen a miracle. From that day on, the bright red flowers were known as the "Flores de Noche Buena", or "Flowers of the Holy Night".

 

Merry Christmas from GravesideFlowers.com!

 

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