In Sweden, a common Christmas decoration is the Julbukk, a small figurine of a goat. It is usually made of straw. Scandinavian Christmas festivities feature a variety of straw decorations in the form of stars, angels, hearts and other shapes, as well as t
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The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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The typical image we have of Santa Claus dressed in red clothes with white fur trim, is an amalgamation of cultural input over many years. Some people claim the image of Santa we know today is from Coca-cola advertising, but this simply isn't true. The st
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The world's tallest Xmas tree at 221ft high was erected in a Washington shopping mall in 1950.
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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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English Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas between 1647 and 1660 because he believed such celebrations were immoral for the holiest day of the year.
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Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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