Christmas Facts

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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    The twelve days of Christmas are the days between Christmas Day and Epiphany (6th of January) and represent the length of time it took for the wise men from the East to visit the manger of Jesus after his birth.
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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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    Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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    The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas celebrations in many Italian households. The Urn of Fate is brought out on Christmas Eve. It holds a wrapped present for everyone. The mother tries her luck first, then the others in turn. If you get a present wi
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    The definition of a white Christmas in the UK is for a single snow flake (perhaps amongst a shower of mixed rain and snow) to be observed falling in the 24 hours of December 25th.
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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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