Christmas is celebrated across the world on 25th December every year to remember the birth of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the Son of God.
The name ‘Christmas’ comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). The 12 Days of Christmas start on Christmas Day and last until the evening of the 5th January also known as Twelfth Night.
There are some interesting facts about Christmas mentioned below:
The word Christmas originates from the word Christ’s Mass. In old English (First recorded in 1038) it was referred to as ‘Cristemaesse’, which literally means “Christian Mass”.
Santa Claus is a common figure known throughout the world and associated with Christmas. He was born in an unknown month of 270 AD.
Christmas decorations that are popular today include Christmas trees, lights, wreaths, garlands, holly, mistletoe, and nativity scenes.
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Christmas lights were invented in 1882 by Edward Johnson.
The first evidence of a Christmas tree is from a pamphlet that dates back to 1570.
Jingle Bells was originally written in 1857 for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.
The Christmas wreath is symbolic of Jesus. The red berries symbolize his blood and the holly represents the crown of thorns.
People call Santa Claus the Santa Kriss Kringle in Germany, and in Itlay, he is known as Le Befana. Pere Noel is what people call Santa in France.
The best selling Christmas song ever was the “White Christmas”. It sold more than 50 million copies around the world.
Japanese traditionally eat at KFC for Christmas dinner.
The first artificial Christmas Tree was not a tree at all. It was created out of goose feathers that were dyed green.
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