Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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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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Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor.
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The poinsettia is a traditional Christmas flower. In Mexico (its original birthplace), the poinsettia is known as the "Flower of the Holy Night".
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Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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