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with the Druids and their winter festival. The ancients cut it with a special saw, not allowing the vine to 'touch the ground when it fell. The pagans of early England and Ireland developed the custom that we observe today - kissing the person standing under it.
A native of Central America, the poinsettia appears in many homes and churches at Christmas. Some say its popularity stems from the fact that its red bracks resemble the star of Bethlehem. The plant got its name from a U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Joel Tobert Poinsettia, who brought it to his native South Carolina after completing his tour of duty in 1829.
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