One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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			Many theologians estimate that Jesus wasn't born on December 25 but sometime in September between 6BC and 30AD.
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			The definition of a white Christmas in the UK is for a single snow flake (perhaps amongst a shower of mixed rain and snow) to be observed falling in the 24 hours of December 25th.
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			Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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			At Christmas, it is traditional to exchange kisses beneath the mistletoe tree. In ancient Scandinavia, mistletoe was associated with peace and friendship. That may account for the custom of "kissing beneath the mistletoe".
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			The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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			The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th-century French nuns who left socks full of fruit, nuts and tangerines at the houses of the poor.
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