The Coconut Flower: Cultural Symbol that Perfumes Christmas in Paraguay

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Issue Dec 01-31 2025: The flower of the cocotero, a species of palm tree declared Paraguay’s national plant in 2024, is a distinctive symbol of Christmas in the South American country and an integral part of the legacies of both the Indigenous Guaraní people as well as the Paraguayan Catholic church, which commemorates the nativity scene with it as an offering to baby Jesus in the place of incense, gold, and myrrh.

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