LEGEND OF THE POINSETTIA

December 14th, 2008 at 04:58pm Regina

Mexican legend tells of a boy who had no giftto put by the figure of baby Jesus in church on Christmas Eve. On his way to church he heard an angel tell him to pick some dried weeds for his gift. As he laid them beside the other gifts, the weeds turned into beautiful flowers. Dr. Joel Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, brought the plant to the United States where it was named “poinsettia”.

Entry Filed under: General