

 | Mexican legend tells of a boy who had no
gift to put by the figure of baby Jesus in Church on Christmas Eve. On his way
to church, he heard an angel tell him to pluck 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”. (Legend of the
Poinsettia card included.)
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