mexican legend about how poinsettia's and christmas come
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In Loving Memory
Mexican legend about how Poinsettia's and Christmas come together:
There was once a poor Mexican girl called Pepita who had no present to give the
the baby Jesus at the Christmas Eve Service. As Pepita walked to the chapel
sadly, her cousin Pedro tried to cheer her up. "Pepita", he said, "I'm sure that even
the smallest gift, given by someone who loves him will make Jesus Happy."
Pepita didn't know what she could give, so she picked a small handful of weeds
from the roadside and made them into a small bouquet. She felt embarrassed
because she could only give this small present to Jesus. As she walked through
the chapel to the altar, she remembered what Pedro had said. She began to feel
better, knelt down and put the bouquet at the bottom of the nativity scene.
Suddenly, the bouquet of weeds burst into bright red flowers, and everyone who
saw them were sure they had seen a miracle. From that day on, the bright red
flowers were known as the 'Flores de Noche Buena', or 'Flowers of the Holy
Night'.
The shape of the poinsettia flower and leaves are sometimes thought of as a
symbol of the Star of Bethlehem which led the Wise Men to Jesus. The red
colored leaves symbolize the blood of Christ. The white leaves represent his
purity.
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Flowers were donated for Christmas, 2019 in memory of the following deceased people. We apologize in advance if we have missed any names.
In the rush of Christmas, it is certainly possible that by accident we misplaced some cards with names on them.
Please let us know of a missing name and we will print it in a later bulletin. Thank you for your understanding.
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