Penny’s By Plaza Flowers
Voted Best Florist In Philadelphia, our professional floral designers at Penny’s By Plaza Flowers are well equipped for National Floral Design Day! We offer a wide variety of floral options, green plants and gifts! Same day local and nationwide delivery is available. Our company is a family owned and operated floral design firm. We provide local same day and express flower delivery service anywhere in the Norristown, Pennsylvania area. Our firm has been voted “Best Florist in Philadelphia” on numerous occasions. We operate multiple floral design centers in the Norristown area. Our Plaza Flowers location is located at 417 Egypt Road, Norristown, PA 19403. The Penny’s Flowers location is at 263 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, PA 19038.
On this Easter April 12th, let the Penny’s by Plaza Flowers professional floral designers assist with a flower arrangement. Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has the best designers in the Philadelphia area!
Tulip Song
April 12th is Easter. A religious holiday celebrated by Christians around the world, Easter is the celebration of the day of resurrection of Jesus. The date of Easter changes from year to year due to the fact that it falls each year on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Easter will be celebrated on April 4th in 2021.
Many holidays are related to changing seasons. The same is true for Easter as it is an early Spring holiday. Spring is symbolic to the coming back to life by the plants and trees that have been dormant for the winter. Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere look forward to warmer weather and an increase in more daylight. This symbolism of the coming back to life is a correlation to the resurrection of Jesus.
According to historical references, the name “Easter” was derived from the name of a goddess in England by the name of Eostre. The reference is located in the writings of the Venerable Bede. He was a seventh and early eighth century British monk.
“Bede wrote that the month in which English Christians were celebrating the resurrection of Jesus had been called Eosturmonath in Old English, referring to a goddess named Eostre. And even though Christians had begun affirming the Christian meaning of the celebration, they continued to use the name of the goddess to designate the season.”
Bede’s writings were very influential in the continuation of Easter becoming the permanent name of the holiday.
The Jewish faith refers to this time as Passover. As written in The Hebrew Bible, Passover commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. This is referenced in the Book of Exodus. During the time of Jesus, Jewish pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem in hope that God would liberate them from the Romans. Jesus traveled to Jerusalem during one of these times. The resulting disturbance in the Temple ultimately led to his crucifixion.
In early times, the Easter festival was more popular with Catholics than Protestants. This is because the Puritans of New England considered both Easter and Christmas as festivals for heavy drinking and merrymaking. This all changed by the 19th century and these holidays became a time to spend quality time with family. Today customary traditions of Easter Egg Hunting, Parades and the Easter Bunny have become the norm.
Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has talented designers that will help you select the appropriate gift for Easter!
Roses and Lilies
Penny’s by Plaza Flowers offers the finest, freshest and highest quality floral products in Norristown. We purchase many of the flowers we sell direct from flower farms. Our staff purchases from both domestic and international growers. Buying direct ensures that our customers always have access to the widest array of flowers available. We have all your favorites from Ecuadorian Roses, full bloom hydrangea, gerbera daisies to exotic cymbidium and dendrobium orchids.
Since our inception, Penny’s By Plaza Flowers has offered delivery to the entire Philadelphia region seven days a week. Customers now know where to find flowers and gifts at any time, making Penny’s By Plaza Flowers their first choice for gifts. Proudly our company has been voted the “Best Florist” by several regional publications, Pennsylvania’s “Florist of the Year” and have been ranked as a “Top Florist” by three national wire services. Having been selected to design flowers for thousands of weddings, three presidential inaugurations, and the GOP 2000 Convention in Philadelphia, we have numerous testimonials from satisfied customers.
Plaza Flowers is proud to provide delivery for any occasion, anywhere. Our immediate delivery area consists of the five-county Philadelphia region . These deliveries are completed from our design studio in Norristown, PA. From this facility we also ship gift baskets and non perishable floral arrangements throughout the world. For delivery of perishable flowers outside of the Philadelphia region we rely on our carefully selected preferred design centers in each local market. So you can rest assured that every order, across town or across the country, receives the same personalized attention that has been the cornerstone of our success.
Thank you for reading our blog. We invite you during this time to visit us online or by phone. We would be honored to assist you with a lovely floral arrangement for Easter!
