Poinsettia legend in history The peoples where the plant grows naturally have a lovely legend concerning how the pretty leaves were created. It seems that a 16 th Century young brother and sister were walking to church on Christmas Eve for the service and custom had it that they should bring a gift for the Christ Child. More @Wikipedia
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