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Need some talking points for family and friends over the next few days? Well, here are 12 'interesting' (and rather random) #ChristmasFacts to excite/educate/amaze/bore them! 🎄🎅⛄️👶🎁 www.whychristmas.com/fun/chr...
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VIDEO: Unwrapping Santa's origins: do you know where the man in red really comes from?
Source (youtube): European Commission
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VIDEO: Unwrapping Santa's origins: do you know where the man in red really comes from?
Source (youtube): European Commission
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The first Christmas Crackers were made to sell sweets and sold as 'Bangs of Expectation'!
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Jesus was probably born in September or October and NOT December!
The '25th' date comes from dating his death and linking it to his conception.
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Christmas Pudding was originally a porridge made with corned beef, raisins and beer!
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The Christmas Pickle is NOT an old German tradition.
It was probably invented in the early 1900s to sell left over ornaments.
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Jesus was NOT born in a stable! And there's no Innkeeper or donkey in the Bible.
The first time a stable is mentioned, there are also leopards and a dragon!
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In Sweden watching old Disney cartoons on Christmas Eve afternoon is VERY popular!
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The word Christmas comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus).
A mass is a church service when Christians remember Jesus died for them.
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In Finland it's common to visit a cemetery on Christmas Eve afternoon. They are lit up with candles and lanterns and get very busy!
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The word Mistletoe can be translated as 'poo on a stick'.
Not so romantic now is it?!
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In Catalonia a popular Christmas decoration is 'the pooping log'.
You feed it candy on 8th to 24th Dec and it poops them for you to eat over Christmas!
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Christmas Trees only became popular around the world in the 1840s/1850s.
The first Christmas Trees might have been 'Paradise Trees' used in plays at Churches.
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Santa's suit and hat ARE NOT red because of Coca-Cola.
Santa's original name was St Nicholas and he was a Bishop and they traditionally wore red.
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The 'official' name for Turkeys means 'guinea-fowl chicken-peacock'.
But turkeys are none of those and they don't come from Turkey either!
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This emoji 🍰 is Japanese Christmas Cake.
And KFC is VERY popular as the Christmas meal in Japan!
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Christmas Cards were invented in 1843 in the UK by Sir Henry Cole.
The same year that 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens was published - a big Xmas year!
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Calling Christmas Xmas is fine. The X comes from the Greek letter 'Chi'.
Monks used 'X' as shorthand for 'Christ'. But Xmas should be pronounced Christmas!
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At Christmas Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God.
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How many points would you get for the word “Christmas” if you added up the value of the letters as they are scored in Scrabble? Reindeer image. @christmas_stockings_and_gifts
How many points would you get for the word “Christmas” if you added up the value of the letters as they are scored in Scrabble?
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If you show up for Xmas dinner and there’s no prime rib roast you are obligated to say to the host “Hey goober! Where’s the roast?!?”
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Need some talking points for family and friends over the next few days? Well, here are 12 'interesting' (and rather random) #ChristmasFacts to excite/educate/amaze/bore them! 🎄🎅⛄️👶🎁 https://www.whychristmas.com/fun/christmas-facts
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And finally, for those of you who enjoy #ChristmasFacts….
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