20 interesting facts about Christmas 2019

Here are 20 interesting facts about Christmas. Read on ………….

Ø  America's first eggnog batch was made in 1607 in the settlement of Jamestown. Its name derives from the word "grog," which means any rum drink. Also famous is the non-alcoholic eggnog. 

Ø  The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, London was given yearly by the people of Oslo, Norway, to the people of London in gratitude for their support during the Second World War. 

Ø  Most Christmas decorations ' three traditional colors are red, green and gold. Red stands for Christ's blood, green symbolizes life and rebirth, and gold stands for light, royalty, and wealth. 

Ø  Hanging stockings tradition comes from a legend from the Netherlands. A poor man had three daughters to whom he was unable to send a dowry. St. Nicholas dropped down his chimney a bag of gold, and gold coins fell out and dried up by the fireplace into the stockings. The daughters now had dowries and were able to get married, avoiding a street life. 

Ø  A tradition has started and continues to this day. Every Christmas, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) continues to provide flight updates to local news, the Internet, and even a special iPhone app. 

Ø   In Canada, Nova Scotia is the largest exporter of Christmas trees in the world. 

Ø  ' Jingle Bells ' was the first song to be sung in space on December 16, 1965 by astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra. 

Ø  The Statue of Liberty was unveiled in 1886 by the French to the United States on Christmas Day. It weighs 225 tons and can therefore be considered the world's largest Christmas gift. 

Ø  Every year in the U.S. alone, over 3 billion Christmas cards are sent. If you're looking for one, the ' Christmas cards’ business is massive. 

Ø  Christmas trees were first decorated with fruits (mainly apples), then people began to use candles and then electric lights (1895) to decorate them. 

Ø  It is known that the 122-foot, 91-year-old Douglas fir in Woodinville, Washington, is the tallest living Christmas tree. 

Ø  The first president to place a Christmas tree in the White House was Franklin Pierce. 

Ø  The bizarre Catalan custom of caga tió (or "defecating log" in English) involves creating a character from a small log–often followed by a grinning face and hat–that sits on the table in the dining room during the fortnight leading up to Christmas. It has to be fed with berries, nuts and cookies every day, and then–on Christmas Eve–the whole family beats the log with sticks, singing traditional songs, causing the log to excrete its goodies. You have not been able to make it up.

Ø  The Rubik was the highest selling Christmas toy in 1980. That time it sold for $1.99 and today it retails for about $10. 

Ø  It is named ' Christmastide ' or ' Twelve Holy Days ' from 25 December to 5 January. 

Ø  Charles Dickens wrote a Christmas story, ' A Christmas Carol. ' 

Ø  SANTA CLAUS ' names around the world include: Kriss Kringle in Germany, Le Befana in Italy, Pere Noel in France and Deushka Moroz in Russia. 

Ø  The first Christmas in America was held in 1539 and a bunch of people gathered without any presents or decorations for the holiday. 

Ø  There was no red nose in the original Rudolph. Red noses have been seen as a sign of chronic alcoholism in that day and era, and Montgomery Ward did not want him to appear like a drunkard. He was almost called Reginald or Rollo to complete the original picture. 

Ø  Some Christmas decorations ' three typical colors are red, green and gold. Red stands for Christ's blood, green symbolizes life and resurrection, and gold stands for glory, power, and riches.