markgum
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Just curious, most every time I see Dog Wood it is mentioned with Easter. Why??
Dog Wood and Easter
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Gruntster
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From a ton of sources all over the net:
There is a legend, that at the time of the Crucifixion the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber for the cross. To be used thus for such a cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus, nailed upon it, sensed this, and in his suffering said to it: Because of your regret and pity for My suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used a a cross. Henceforth it shall be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms shall be in the form of a cross...two long and two short petals. And in the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see it will remember.
There is a legend, that at the time of the Crucifixion the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber for the cross. To be used thus for such a cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus, nailed upon it, sensed this, and in his suffering said to it: Because of your regret and pity for My suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used a a cross. Henceforth it shall be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms shall be in the form of a cross...two long and two short petals. And in the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see it will remember.
fernhills
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Hi, that is an interesting story to associate with a pen made from dogwood when you are trying to sell it. We have lots of dogwoods in our area, they even grow wild in the woods and hedge rows. Carl
Rifleman1776
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Grunster said it. Do a search for the 'Legend of the Dogwood'. Many references will pop up. Even though the story has deep meaning for many Christians it has no basis in the Bible. The legend originally came from a poem. Still, Dogwood items have special meaning to many. I sell European pens with a cross clip made from Dogwood. They are equally popular as the same pen made with Bethlehem Olive wood.
markgum
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Thanks.