Eggs and chicks symbolize new life and have been symbols of spring since ancient times. An egg also symbolizes the rock tomb that Christ emerged from after his resurrection. The chick hatching from the egg symbolizes new life or rebirth. Lilies emerging from the earth in the spring symbolize new life and Christ's resurrection. The butterfly's life cycle from caterpillar to cocoon to butterfly is meant to symbolize Jesus Christ's life from living on earth to crucifixion and burial to raising from the dead in a glorified body.