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he irst hristmas ree as as ade f yed oose eathers
nd as n ermany.
he irst hristmas ard as ent n 843 y ir enry
ole, s r n ritish ivil ervant.
he rigin f Xmas” omes rom he reek ek.
T ord
ich i s elled Χ n Gr ek.
T tr dition of Ch istmas st ckings ha ging ab ve th e
fi eplace co es fr m St N holas.
T da e of Ch istmas is ma ce ebrated on De ta .
r ember 25
be ause Ro an Em eror Co stantine mo ed th ho sh ye iday
to co ncide wi h th sh ye rtest ni ht of th sh ye r.
T tr dition of mi tletoe; P tletoe ha -Christian Eu opeans
be ieved mi tletoe; P tletoe ha po ers as an Eu s
b ap , p rodisiac, f tility
st mulant, a po son er dicator.
T la gest gi gest gi gerbread ho gerbread ho se; I se ev 20 3, a e h u m e h nness Wo ld
Re ord wa ma e fo e in th la gest gi gest gi gerbread ho gerbread ho se; I se ev r
ma e in Te as.
“ ngle Be ls” in le sp sp t ce wa ce, a th pa fi e
Ge st pi ce of mu a ic
br adcast in le sp sp t 6 ce wa ce, a it wa th pa t of mu a t a , p r nk du ing th fi e
Ge ini 6A mi sion.
r reference to the shepherds who visited baby Jesus.
The Twelv .
r The Twelv Da .
r i to 1681,
shable by to 1681,
shable by achusetts m o , l u b t le at e rat ng Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Mistletoe - Pre-Christian Europeans believed mistletoe had
eved stimulant, and poison eradicator.
Lon - few
Lon ky ch t al icon fe eq a ly 47 it O a t a ty
in e e o a t o e g i it stmas gift i v g u l s l y n o , t pec ribute c e c s p l d u C i m t Ch ap f ol prisoners of war escape from German POW camps. When
wet, individual cards peeled apart to reveal maps of escape
routes.
The phrase “Merry Christmas”: The phrase “Merry
En h h r y w r a e 9 n l e tt ri h h r y w r a e 9 n l e tt ri nd tt ri nd ist e 9 n l e h f c t 1 En tma ri nd ist Christmas card in 1843.
The Christmas tree: The tradition of decorating trees
n t n t tre ees
often credited with adding candles to trees.
Un 2 Chr tma S e a h e e Un 2 Chr tma has its el ic st nd mas 4,
ra g ch a i m e t n u ar le ten ra which was written in Rome around 336 AD. However,
ome aroun n u d e l t r tma en ham ere out and nv n o wa o mor nv n o wa o a luxu y
d ere the heap t ee y. rimm ng it is an tod ee y. ere cor The .S. re i 6 n .
u r i r u o e e g y e ce banned inse rim be ause t us d to con ai n
p t no need o wo ry now — it’s just pl ai st c.
Th is should s ill ke ld
t k way is at ro youn ki s and an b a c st an ki g haza d.
Ev ju ki , l c a f roots (f rgi io ri e he he pun) Ancient g pti ns
use y.This wi he w nte a e i r s a l r e h n k t ols ic by d corating the r ho s
with , wh le the the oma s cele rated Sa ur alia
with ghs. These green lants the oma ver
sig ified hat
the sp ghs. etur with new life. e fir These h new t Chr stmas ver
sig th m toda star ed in ghs. etur erma y i the e fi 6th y.This wi od od th century. .
ta 1931. Before that, Santa wore blue, green, and tan suits.
c s o at olp day
s o c w o y d was associated with alcoholism, so Montgomery Ward
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