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Tag Archives: Cuitlaxochitl

POINSETTIAS ABOUND IN THEIR NATIVE STATE

  Cuetlaxochitl is the Nahuatl name the Aztecs gave to poinsettias, native not just to Mexico but to our state of Morelos.  The Aztecs used it to make a red dye and for ritual ceremonies.  The conquering Spanish friars converted it to Christian rituals with the red leaves representing the blood of Christ. The original…

03/12/2014 in CUERNAVACA COMMENTARY, MUSINGS FROM MEXICO.
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