The first stop on our journey was Mexico. We learned the legend of the Poinsettia. The legend says that long ago, a young Mexican girl named Pepita was sad because she was unable to afford a "good" gift for the Christ Child during Christmas eve services.Her cousin Pedro comforted her on the way to the chapel, telling her that even the smallest gift given to Jesus by someone who loves him would be good enough in His eyes. She stopped to pick a bushel of weeds and arrange them in a bouquet, reminding herself of what her cousin said. As she knelt to put the bouquet at the altar, the weeds suddenly burst into brilliant red blooms. Everyone who saw this was sure they'd witnessed a Christmas Miracle. From that day on, the bright red flowers were known as the 'Flores de Noche Buena', or 'Flowers of the Holy Night'.
We worked hard to make our own Poinsettias using paper. Three of the poinsettias were made into ornaments for our tree, and the rest adorn the wall dedicated to our theme.
