Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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Frumenty was a spiced porridge, enjoyed by both rich and poor. It was a forerunner of modern Christmas puddings. It is linked in legend to the Celtic god Dagda, who stirred a porridge made up of all the good things of the earth.
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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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