Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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    Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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    Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
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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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    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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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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