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I thought I’d do some more Christmas Trivia :
In Finland Christmas Eve usually involves a trip to he sauna and family listen to the Peace of Christmas radio broadcasts. It’s also a time to visit family grave sites.
Did you know that Elves are a new thing for the Christmas season becoming popular in the late 19th century (from such sources as Tolkien)
The manger crib of the babe Jesus filled with straw originated in Italy and though Father Christmas passes out presents for some on the 25, many families only exchange gifts on Jan 6–Epiphany.
Santa’s reindeer got their names (Dasher, Dancer, etc) from the poem T’was The Night Before Christmas
India: While only 2.3% of the population is Christian, the British influence (India was a colony till 1946) is still evident in the fact that Christmas is still a state holiday and it is a fact that many non-Christian, as well as Christian groups celebrate the holiday.
Poinsettias as the Christmas flower is said to date from 16th century Mexico were legend has it that a poor girl wanting to provide something for the birth of Christ gathered weeds from the roadside. When these were placed before the altar they burst into a red blossom. By the 17th c they had become an intricate part of Mexican celebrations.
In Germany on the evening of December 5th children place cleaned boots along with a plate of bread for Santa’s horse in front of the house. In the morning of the 6th if they’ve been good they get treats (nuts, oranges, chocolates) and small presents in their boots. If they’ve been bad then it’s a switch so the parents can punish them.
Wreaths long a pagan symbol were first used by Christians in 16th c Germany to celebrate Advent.
In Puerto Rico on Jan. 5 before they go to sleep children traditionally leave a box of hay under their beds so the three kings will leave a good present for them on the 6th–Three Kings Day.
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Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer…. Who’d have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously? ~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes