Christmas in Mexico as items such as Christmas trees, ornaments / electric light and even reindeer figures. Starting in December, many homes, businesses and other buildings are decorated with poinsettias, which are called "noche buena" (from the Spanish phrase that means "good night" referring to Christmas Eve) . Mexico is the origin of the poinsettia. In the pre-Hispanic period, they were called cuetlaxochitl, and a favorite in the mid winter when they were a symbol of the new life that they believed that fallen warriors received, returning as hummingbirds and butterflies to drink the nectar. A modern Mexican legend says that the poinsettia
Marie Curie's Blooming Great Tea Party Matt Milne held a party on the set. Jim Carter, played by Butler Charles Carson said ‘What could be more Downton Abbey than a good British tea party? We rather enjoyed having a break from serving the Earl and Countess of Grantham!’ Marie Curie's Blooming Great Tea Party The Blooming Great Tea Party was started in 2008 by the Marie Curie charity. It's the charity’s second biggest annual fundraising campaign, only beaten by its Great Daffodil Appeal. The Blooming Great Tea Party takes place every year in the spring or summer. Members of the public host a tea party in