The first ever artificial Christmas tree was a German tree made of dyed goose feathers

Dec 11, 2019

Here are some facts about Christmas, from the factsite.com.

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• Scientists figured out that for Santa to deliver all the world’s gifts on Christmas Eve he would need to visit 822 homes a second traveling 650 miles a second or 2,340,000 miles per hour (3,765,865 kph)
• For 13 years, between 1647 and 1660, Christmas was banned in the UK by Cromwell after the English Civil War.
• Our needly favorite, the Christmas tree, doesn’t need to be thrown away every year, some parts are edible including the needles themselves which are a source of Vitamin C.
• The holly inside a wreath actually represents Jesus’ Crown and the red berries represent his blood
• In 2015, the world’s first Christmas card commissioned by Sir Henry Cole in 1843 sold for £8,469 ($10,513.84). The hand-colored card pictured a family drinking wine.
• The star of Bethlehem that guided the wise-men is believed to be a comet or Uranus.
• Our favorite pudding, the Christmas pudding, was initially a soup made with raisins and wine.
• Edward Johnson invented the first electrical tree lights in 1882
• The first Christmas was supposedly held in York, UK in 521AD

• The Christmas-card staple, the red robin, was originally a joke mocking postman who wore red tunics. These postmen were known as robins.
• Many peoples favorite carol “Jingle Bells” written in 1857 was actually written for Thanksgiving and was called “on horse open sleigh!”
• Turkey wasn’t always the Christmas-go-to, England’s traditional meal of choice was actually a pig’s head and mustard. (Give me a goose, please?!?)
• Santa Clause has worn many colors in his time including Blue, Green, white and Red. The red suit came about when Coca-Cola had an advertisement campaign in the 30’s.
• The word Christmas comes from the old English meaning Christ’s mass (Cristes maesse).
• The first Christmas crackers were made in London in 1847 by Tom Smith.
• Rudolph was created in 1938 by a US marketing company.
• The gold chocolate coins we receive at Christmas are to represent the gold St Nicholas supposedly gave to the poor.
• The first ever artificial Christmas tree was a German tree made of dyed goose feathers.
• thefactsite.com

“What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.”

~ Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

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