Want to hear fun facts of Christmas? * I posted this last year, but I thought that post again with the facts of the user I chose to meet in Paris gave me *
Enjoy!
December 25th was not celebrated as the birth, as Christ until the year 440.
Christmas crackers were invented in 1846
Christmas lights were first used in 1882.
Between the years 1647-1660 Christmas was banned in England
Between the years 1659-1681 Christmas was banned in Boston, Massachusetts.
Christmas cards were first created in 1843.
Christmas pudding was originally a kind of soup with raisins and wine in him.
"It's a Wonderful Life" appears on television more often than any other holiday film.
The first president to decorate the White House Christmas tree in the United States was Franklin Pierce.
holly berries are toxic.
Contrary to common belief, poinsettias are not toxic.
More diamonds are sold around Christmas than any other time of year.
In Mexico, underwear wearing red for the New Year is supposed to bring a new love in the coming year.
The word Christmas is Old English, a contraction of the Mass of Christ
"The Nutcracker" is ballet's most famous Christmas.
"Jingle Bells" was originally written for Thanksgiving and then became one of the carols most popular.
If you have received all the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", you will receive 364 presents.
Wow, it's very interesting.
Thank you for sharing ..
cool how do you know all these facts??
Posted on January 28, 2010.
