9 Silly Christmas Facts – Did YOU Know?
Did you know that…
In Brazil, Christmas presents are hidden outdoors (it is warm and they do not have to worry about snow) and children have to search for them.
The words ‘Kriss Kringle’ mean Christ-child and form the basis of a medieval legend that the infant Jesus himself gave presents.
A South Carolina mother had her 12-year-old son arrested for opening his Christmas presents too early in 2006.
Buy-Nothing-Christmas is a movement that wishes to de-commercialize Christmas by inviting people to become members and practice the group’s ideals. The campaign later changed into a broader “Buy Nothing Day”. The “Buy Nothing Day” website says the special non-buying day is now observed in 55 countries.
Have you ever wondered about the total cost of each item in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song? The grand total of the contents of the song for 2006 is $18,920.59. And that’s in U.S. Dollars!
An electrically lighted tree was a status symbol in the early 1900s.
Early decorators spent a lot of time making sure that lamps were positioned upright on the tree, because of the thought that the position would make the lamp bulb last longer. It is not true, of course.
The small “midget” bulbs commonly known as fairy lights are also called Italian lights in some parts of the U.S
The “Tacky Xmas Decoration Contest and Grand Highly Illuminated House Tour” started in Virginia in 1986. Today you can find similar contests all over the world.
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