Check out these beautiful pink and white nochebuenas I spotted in the grocery store last week. They’re a variation of the traditional all-red poinsettias but just as lovely.
¡Feliz Navidad!
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Wordless Wednesday: Nochebuenas by the fireplace
I spotted my first nochebuenas of the season last weekend and couldn’t resist buying some to decorate by my fireplace!
Learn more about poinsettias and how they came from Mexico in my post from last year.
- If you love nochebuenas, take a photo of yours and post it to The Other Side of The Tortilla’s Facebook fan page and check out our photo album of nochebuenas from last year! We hope to add to it with more photos and more varieties.
Wordless Wednesday: Las Bugambilias
If you’re a frequent visitor here or on our Facebook fan page, then you probably already know that I’m completamente loca about bugambilias. In English, they’re called bougainvilleas, and they’re one of my favorite species of flowers. These particular flowers were photographed on our family trip to Huatulco in December 2010. The bright pink color just stirs my soul.
- What kind of plant life reminds you of Mexico?
Wordless Wednesday: Nochebuenas
This past weekend I saw the first Nochebuenas of the holiday season! Did you know that Poinsettia flowers originally came from Mexico? Just a few hours outside of Mexico City, the first poinsettias were discovered in the valleys of Taxco and Cuernavaca but it wasn’t until after the Spanish conquest that they were incorporated as a symbol of the Christmas season thanks to the Franciscan priests. The flower was popularized in the United States after it was brought here by Joel Poinsett, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico after the country won its independence from Spain.
- Does your family use Nochebuenas to decorate during the holidays?