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Christm as Trivia & Facts
In 1836, Alabama became the first state in the USA to declare Christmas a legal holi- day. In 1907, Oklahoma became the last USA state to declare Christmas a legal holi- day.
Some priests in Australia advise you to say "Happy Christmas", not "Merry Christmas", because Merry has con- notations of getting drunk - which brings its own problems. One should say "Happy" instead.
Oliver Cromwell, in England banned Christmas Carols between 1649 and 1660. Cromwell thought that Christmas should be a very solemn day so he banned carols and par- ties. The only celebra- tion was by a sermon and a prayer service.
On Christmas morning since medieval times, church bells have been rung to announce to the world the coming of the savior. It was customary from the 18th century to wear clothes and carry a small bell to signify the birth of Christ. The ring- ing of the bells was to signify the importance of the His Birth.
In America, the weeks leading up to Christmas are the biggest shopping weeks of the year. Many retailers make up to 70% of their annual rev- enue in the month pre- ceding Christmas
The word "Christmas" comes from Cristes mæsse, an old English phrase that means "Mass of Christ."
French peasants believed that babies who come into the world on Christmas are born with
the gift of prophecy.
More than 1,000,000 acres of land have been planted with Christmas trees.
Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915, five years after the founding of the compa- ny.
More diamonds are pur- chased at Christmas- time (31 percent) than during any other holiday or occasion during the year.
More than three billion Christmas cards are sent annually in the United States.
It is estimated that 400,000 people become sick each year from eat- ing tainted Christmas leftovers.
According to tradition, giving a lump of coal in the stockings of naughty children comes from Italy.
In 1937, the first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria.
During the Christmas buying season, Visa cards alone are used an average of 5,340 times every minute in the United States.
According to a 1995 sur- vey, 7 out of 10 British dogs get Christmas gifts from their owners.
An average household in America will mail out 28 Christmas cards each year and receive 28 cards in return.
A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard.
The world’s biggest
Christmas tree (76 m high) was put up in America in 1950.
In India, they decorate banana trees at Christmas time.
Real Christmas trees are an all-American product, grown in all 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii.
The biggest selling Christmas single of all time is Bing Crosby's White Christmas.
Most artificial trees are manufactured in China, Korea, Taiwan, or Hong Kong.
"Silent night" was written for a choir when the church organ broke down.
The first American Christmas carol was written in 1649 by a min- ister named John de Brebeur and is called "Jesus is Born".
The tradition of gifts seems to have started with the gifts that the wise men brought to Jesus. The exchanging of gifts between people started in about the 1800’s.
"Wassail" comes from the Old Norse "ves heill"— to be of good health. This evolved into the tradition of visiting neighbors on Christmas Eve and drinking to their health.
Although many believe that the Friday after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the year, it is not. It is the fifth to tenth busiest day. The Friday and Saturday before Christmas are the two busiest shopping days of the year.
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