When you find the person you love, it is like receiving a gift of flowers in December. Suddenly, the darkness vanishes and a more bright and beautiful world appears. Flowers are an unexpected gift in December. They are wonderful symbols of love and add a welcome warmth to the frosty season.
You cannot grow flowers in the ground in December, so they are also symbols of love that will survive the freezing cold.
The December birth flower is the Poinsettia. The story of how the Poinsettia became associated with Christmas is described below.
Also known as the Mexican flame leaf or Christmas star or Noche Buena , the poinsettia, is a plant known for its striking red displays at Christmas time. It is often used as a floral Christmas decoration because of its festive colors. Poinsettias are native to southern Mexico and Central America, where they may reach heights of sixteen feet. They are named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first United States ambassador to Mexico, who introduced the plant in the U.S. in 1825.
A Mexican legend explains how poinsettias came to be associated with Christmas. Apparently, a child who could not afford a gift to offer to Christ on Christmas Eve picked some weeds from the side of a road. The child was told that a humble gift, if given in love, would be acceptable in God's eyes. When brought into the church, the weeds bloomed into red and green flowers and the congregation felt they had witnessed a Christmas miracle.
Look again at the person you love. That love began as something special and now is as beautiful as a poinsettia. I hope you always have flowers in December.
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