Meaning and Symbolism Behind Colors of Easter

After the winter, we often welcome the colors of spring with open arms. Easter colors, in particular, are often the most pleasing, with decorated Easter eggs, fancy pastel clothes and bouquets of flowers bursting with bright blooms. But aside from just being a welcome splash of different hues on a spring day, did you know there’s a deeper meaning behind some of these Easter colors? It’s not just a coincidence that pink, violet, white and green seem to be everywhere this time of year — there are reasons why these colors were specifically chosen.

A lot of it has to do with tradition, with certain colors of flowers taking on different symbolic meanings, for example. But many of the color choices are tied to liturgical colors, aka the colors in the clothes that priests wear and the banners hanging around the church. The colors of the vestments have meaning throughout the year, but during lent and Easter, representing different aspects of Jesus’s life, death and resurrection. So next time you break out the Easter decorations or start to dunk hard-boiled eggs into their traditional dye colors, keep these Easter color meanings in the back of your mind.