[Artemisia] Marigolds?

[Dawn Tavares]

Beloved Lord Aggie,

> The "French" Marigold...  were brought to Europe by the Spanish from Brazil in the 1500's. ...Several varieties are native to South and Central America, and were used for culinary, medicinal and spiritual purposes. (The scent of marigold was believed to form a spiritual path that the souls of deceased family members could follow.)<

Next time we meet, remind me to tell you the story of my stumbling into a traditional Dia de Los Muertos celebration in a California cemetery. 
Oh, the swags and wreaths and shrines of marigolds....


Aurora


_________________________________________________________________
Share life as it happens with the new Windows Live.
http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_122007