30,000 flowers decorate the Vatican at Easter
On Easter Sunday, in an altar in front of St Peter’s Basilica, something resembling a communing with nature will take place when Pope Francis celebrates Mass surrounded by a stunning floral display made up of 30,000 tulips, hyacinths and daffodils. The square will be an awash of yellow, dark purple, salmon and orange while hundreds of three foot tall delphiniums will decorate the famous colonnades surrounding the piazza.
Then, afterwards, when he gives his blessings to the city of Rome and the world, the Pope will appear on a balcony surrounded with white 'Avalanche' roses.
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