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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1977
Page
13
A short legend explains how a sad Mexican boy named Manuelito could not bring a gift to the Christ Child on Christmas Eve. He prays outside the church and, in a simple act, creates the poinsettia.
A man named Manuelito rises, finds a striking red flower in a spit. He believes the bloom is a heavenly gift answering a prayer. He places the flower before the altar, explaining why the poinsettia is called The Flower of the Holy Night in Mexico.
The piece celebrates snowflakes as marvels of nature and beauty. It contrasts scientific definitions of hexagonal crystals with lay fascination, noting two main forms columnar and tabular, and highlights their delicate, varied shapes and the enduring mystery of their formation.
The piece links Christmas tree origins to primitive beliefs with apples on wafers symbolizing sin and redemption and notes later ornamentation. It recounts the Paradioge Tree from medieval miracle plays and explains how evergreen customs protected spirits and revived the sun god during winter.
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