Celebraciones de invierno

What is one name for the Poinsettia plant in Spanish?

• La nochebuena

• That red one

• Feliz Navidad

What does the word posada translate to in English?

• Potato

• Inn/Lodging

• Christmas

When is las posadas celebrated?

• December 26-31

• January 1

• December 16-24

During las posadas families go from door to door asking for a place to stay, like Mary and Joseph from the _______ Christmas tradition.

• Christian

• Jewish

• Muslim

At the end of la posadas families reach a house that will let them in...

• to use the washroom.

• for a fiesta!

• to leave a poinsettia plant.

Poinesttia's grow natively in

• New Zealand

• Mexico and Central America

• All over the world

• Africa

The place where poinsettias were first discovered is

• Greenville, South Carolina

• Taxco, Mexico

• Poinsettia, Spain

Aztecs used the poinsettia plant

• for shade from the heat.

• to wrap their tamales,

• as a medicine and for red dye.

Who is responsible for bringing the poinsettia to the U.S.?

• Joel Poinsett, the US Ambassador to Mexico

• Poinsetta Sue

• Papá Poinsetta, the special Chrismas elf

Poinsettia Plants have red flowers.

• True

• False