Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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    Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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    The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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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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    Popular belief holds that 3 wise men visited Bethlehem from the east bearing gifts. However there is no mention in the bible about the number of wise men who visited. Three gifts were brought - gold, frankincense and myrrh, but names commonly attributed t
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    In many households, part of the fun of eating Christmas pudding is finding a trinket that predicts your fortune for the coming year. For instance, finding a coin means you will become wealthy. A ring means you will get married; while a button predicts bac
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