Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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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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    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 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 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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