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General
Christmas Facts
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- In 1834, Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert brought the first Christmas
tree to Windsor Castle for the Royal family.
- 6 December is St Nicholas's Day - the first of the gift giving
days, especially in Holland and Belgium.
- Some priests in Australia advise you to say "Happy
Christmas", not "Merry Christmas", because Merry has
connotations of getting drunk - which brings its own problems. One
should say "Happy" instead.
- The actual gift givers are different in various countries:
Spain and South America: The Three Kings
Italy: La Befana (a kindly old witch)
England: Father Christmas
France: Pere Noel (Father Christmas)
Russia: In some parts - Babouschka (a grandmotherly figure)
Other parts it is Grandfather Frost.
Germany: Christkind (angelic messenger from Jesus)
She is a beautiful fair haired girl with a shining crown of candles.
Scandinavia: a variety of Christmas gnomes. One is called Julenisse
Holland: St Nicholas.
- Every year since 1947 the people in Oslo have given a Christmas tree
to the city of Westminster. The gift is an expression of goodwill and
gratitude for Britain's help to Norway in the 1939-1945 war.
- The first American Christmas carol was written in 1649 by a minister
named John de Brebeur and is called "Jesus is Born".
- Mexicans call the poinsettia "Flower of the Holy Night" -
the Holy Night is the Mexican way of saying "Christmas Eve".
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