Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
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The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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Louis Prang, a Bavarian-born lithographer who came to the USA from Germany in the 19th century, popularized the sending of printed Christmas cards. He invented a way of reproducing color oil paintings
, the "chromolithograph technique", and created a car
, the "chromolithograph technique", and created a car
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The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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In the Ukraine, if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas morning, it is believed to be a harbinger of good luck! There once lived a woman so poor, says a Ukrainian folk tale, that she could not afford Christmas decorations for her family. One Ch
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The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas celebrations in many Italian households. The Urn of Fate is brought out on Christmas Eve. It holds a wrapped present for everyone. The mother tries her luck first, then the others in turn. If you get a present wi
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Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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