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
Osmanthus Flowers Blooming Everywhere in August Osmanthus Flowers Blooming Everywhere in August Osmanthus Flowers Blooming Everywhere in August (八月桂花遍地开 bāyuè guìhuā biàndì kāi) is a Red Army folk song from Sichuan province, and is among the best-known revolutionary songs from the wartime and Maoist periods in China. The origin of the song is based on the tune "Eight Pieces of Brocade" (八段锦 bā duàn jĭn) from the Dabie Mountains. The revolutionary version of the song was popular at very high levels during the 1960s; Deputy secretary of defence General Tan Zheng's wife, captain Wang Changde, used to sing the song on his visits to the troops