1. Christmas trees were first lit with candles, which is a real risk of fire. As a result, containers filled with water
had to be kept near the Christmas tree.
2. workers in the construction industry are responsible for the tradition of having a Christmas tree on display at the Rockefeller
Center in New York City. they are credited with the award of a device tree, click the site in the early 1930s.
3. Since the mid-1960s maintains the National Association of the Christmas tree a presence in the White House on Christmas
by donating a Christmas tree to the first family.
4. the former Woolworth store sold first Christmas tree decorations manufactured in 1880.
5. Plastic was the primary material used to tinsel after using it for decorative purposes was banned at one time
because the lead has been used in the production process.
6. the idea of Christmas cards began in Britain in the late 1830s when John Calcott Horsley began to produce small
cards that festive scenes and a holiday greeting had written in connection with such cards were also made in the United States
at about the same time by R. H. Pease, in Albany, New York, and Louis Prang, who was a German immigrants. The idea of
send the greeting cards during Christmas popularity in both countries about ten years later when the new post
Delivery services up and running.
7. the shortened form of Christmas for Christmas is since the 16th century popular in Europe. it is supposed to be derived from the
Greek word "Xristos", which means that Christ.
8. in accordance with the National Association of the pastry, for 200 years candy canes are only created in the colours white and
It was not until the 1950s was the inventor of a machine that the production of candy canes to automate.
9. the day after Christmas is called boxing day in England and a national holiday.Different stories exist for the
the origin of the name. it is believed to originate from the practice of the guys who would be on collecting money in
Clay boxes.Another thought is that the word is derived from a custom in the middle ages, about 800 years ago, when
churches would be their "alms Windows ' and the content to poor people on the day after Christmas ALMS boxes.
boxes in which gifts are gifts and money would be placed. still is a different beliefs that comes from a habit of
masters give their staff Christmas gifts in any of the boxes on the day after Christmas.
10. evergreen trees had a special meaning in the winter to people, especially in Europe, for the Old Christianity began.
peoples would always green branches on their doors and Windows because evergreens were thought to ward off
Witches, ghosts, demons and disease. For worshippers of the Sun God Evergreen plants were reminded of all of the Green
plants that would grow with the return of the summer and the Sun God is strong.
11. in ancient times the Sun a lot of people worshiped as a God in december because they thought the winter have
because the Sun-God had fallen into bad health. the winter solstice, which is why they celebrated because it was a sign that the
son god would start gaining strength and to return to good health.
12. the lawmakers in Congress did business on Christmas day in 1789, who was the first that is to be undertaken in the country
new Constitution. the reason for the session of the Congress was because it is unpopular to observe and then
part in the Dutch customs after the American Revolution. And as Christmas celebrations were excluded in Boston
It was previously in 1659-1681, a costly having regard to participate in any case, whether the activity related to Christmas.
Anyone caught doing so had to pay five shilling.
