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weeds at tne root or a statue representing the Virgin and Child. Instantly, the weeds became scarlet blossoms and thus, so the legend says, the poinsettia was created.
Rosemary, the symbol of constancy, was at one time widely used in England as a Christmas decoration. During the Victorian era, it lost popularity and is now seldom, if ever, seen as part of the Yuletide greenery.
An old story says that the fragrance of rosemary was given to it when Mary placed the Christ Child’s garments on this shrub.
Like mistletoe, the brightlyberried holly was early credited with magical and medical powers. It could even, legend said, tell girls the name of their future husbands.
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