Christmas Facts

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    Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
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    The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th-century French nuns who left socks full of fruit, nuts and tangerines at the houses of the poor.
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    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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    The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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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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