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
Blooming Prairie Township, Steele County, Minnesota Blooming Prairie Township, Steele County, Minnesota Blooming Prairie Township is a township in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 519 at the 2000 census. Blooming Prairie Township was originally called Oak Glen Township, and under the latter name was organized in 1867. The name was changed to Blooming Prairie in 1873. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; of it is land and of it (1.49%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 519 people, 177 households, and 138 families residing in the township. The population density