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Christmas Facts
1. A traditional Christmas decoration in Ukraine is a fake Spiderweb. This has it’s origins in a humble story and is believed to bring good luck. The old folk tale goes something like this. A long, long time ago a very poor woman had no money to buy decorations for her tree. On Christmas morning she woke to find that Spiders had covered her children’s tree with webs. When the early morning sun shone through the window and onto the webs they shone with gold and silver making the tree look beautiful.
2. In the United States Christmas Tree’s have been commercially available since approximately 1850.
3. Christmas in the Medievil times was often host to a popular game named “Hot cockles”. Like many medieveil traits this game was a little bit violent. Basically a blindfolded person was beaten by other players, in turn. They beaten blindfolded person had to guess the name of the abuser! This game was still played up until Victorian times.
4. Everyone likes to exchange kisses below mistletoe! This tradition is thought to hold it’s roots in Scandinavia where mistletoe was a symbol of friendship and peace.
5. The 1954 movie “White Christmas” which starred Bing Crosby was the first film to be created in Vista Vision. Vista Vision is a deep focus process.
6. Klazon, the name of one of Santa’s reindeer, is acually a powerful electric horn. The word klaxon comes from the German word for a loud shriek.
7. Of the 2000 Christmas trees planted in one acre, an average of only 1000-1500 will survive. The life of Christmas tree can be very harsh. Almost all the trees require regular pruning to keep shape and they need to reach 6-7 feet. This can take up to 10 years of fighting harsh weather and drought.
8. The term “Wassail” comes from an old Norse saying. The saying “Ves Heill” means to be of good health and has evolved into drinking to the health of friends and neighbors.
9. It’s a tradition to hide trinkets in Christmas pudding for someone to find. This will predict your years fortune. A coin means wealth will come, a ring means you will marry and a button means you will stay a bachelor. This idea came from a Middle Age tradition where a bean was hidden inside a cake. This cake was served on the twelfth night and whoever found the bean would be able to be king for the remainder of the night.
10, Many people use Christmas Club savings accounts to make sure the money is there for christmas. This kind of account came around in approximately 1905.
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