Snowdrops
 
 
The
snowdrop
appears
 
in
late
winter
or
early
spring,
sometimes
when
snow
is
still
on
 
the
ground.
Snowdrops
are
used to
express
both
sympathy
 
 
and
celebration.
 
During
happy
times,
 
it
is
thought
 
to
provide
optimism
 
 
and
hope,
but
after
 
a
death
or
misfortune,
 
 
it
symbolizes
compassion.
 
 
The
snowdrop
is
associated
with
 
the
beginning
 
of
spring,
 
as
 
it
is
thought that
 
the
arrival
 
 
of
 
the
first
blooming
flower
signifies
the end
 
of
winter.