A Mexican legend tells of the reason for the Poinsettia becoming the Christmas flower.
There
was a poor peasant girl really wanted to take a gift to honour the Virgin Mary
at the Christmas Eve service, but she had nothing to give.
Although
she was very upset and disappointed, she knew she still had to go to the service,
and she decided that she would have to go with nothing.
On
the way to the church, she was met by an angel, who asked her why she was sad.
The
peasant girl told the angel it was because she had no gift for the virgin.
The
angel told the girl to pick some weeds.
The
girl was a little unconvinced that weeds would be suitable, but she did it
anyway.
She
turned back towards the angle to show her the bunch of weeds she had picked as
saw that they had been transformed into the bright scarlet 'flowers'.
Ever
since that miracle poinsettias have graced churches and homes during the
Christmas festival.
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