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 Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:35 am
TELL ME FACTS YOU KNOW OF CHRISTMAS, OR SANTA-SAMA!
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:53 pm
Jingle Bells” was originally written for a Thanksgiving celebration, in 1857.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 3:39 pm
Germany made the first artificial Christmas trees. They were made of goose feathers and dyed green. smile
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 6:42 pm
In 1647, the English parliament passed a law made Christmas illegal. The Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell, who considered feasting and revelry on what was supposed to be a holy day to be immoral, banned the Christmas festivities. The ban was lifted only when Cromwell lost power in 1660.
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:25 pm
The word Christmas is derived from the Old English word “Cristes maesse” which translates to Christ's Mass...
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Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:07 am
It was once believed that any woman who went under a mistletoe and was not kissed would not marry the coming year.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:18 am
Christ was actually born in late summer; we celebrate his birth at midwinter because the church needed to assimilate the pagan rituals already in place.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:25 am
The term "Yule" comes from a Wiccan festival.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:00 pm
Christmas was not always the family friendly holiday we've all known. It used to be used as an exuse to get drunk. It was a Pagan holiday, and the original concept of Santa Clause was created for store propaganda. who knows where the guy got the idea, who knoes...
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:53 pm
in cuba, christmas is a recent holiday becuz it was banned in 1969 becuz it interfiered with the sugar harvest.
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