Origin
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What is Christmas?
For a Christmas to be officially classified as this color a single snowflake needs to be observed falling in the 24 hours of 25th December.
What is white?
This green and red plant is actually parasitic but there is a Christmas tradition that whoever stands under it must be kissed.
What is mistletoe?
This common baked dessert is usually made in the shape of a man or house.
What is gingerbread?
Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar were magi and because they followed stars some believe they were astrologers and brought the newborn frankincense, myrrh and gold.
Who were the Wise Men?
The Dutch brought Sinter Klaas with them to New York in the 1600’s and we now call him this.
What is Santa Claus?
This shiny nosed reindeer was invented for a Montgomery Ward's Christmas promotion in 1938.
Who is Rudolph?
Ebenezer Scrooge’s famous line almost never existed. Charles Dickens’ initial choice was “Bah Christmas”.
What is "Bah Humbug"?
Duck, goose, chicken or pheasant - sometimes take the place of turkey as a main course, but are much less common.
What is turkey?
The abbreviation for Christmas isn’t nonreligious. This English letter towards the end of the alphabet is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
What is X-Mas?
The first commercial cards for this holiday were commissioned 1843.
What is Christmas?
According to tradition, you should eat one mince pie on each of this many days of Christmas to bring good luck. There is a Christmas song about this many days.
What is 12 days?
The piece of wood was originally an entire tree that was carefully chosen and brought into the house with great ceremony and burned over the 12 days of Christmas. It is based on the name of the old Winter Solstice festivals in Scandinavia.
What is the Yule Log?
This was once known as "Milk Punch"
What is Egg Nog?
In 313A.D. Roman Emperor Constantine finally made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire and made the final day of this Harvest Festival the day Jesus was born.
What is Saturnalia and December 25th?
In 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant declared it this.
What is a federal holiday?
Jesus did not spend his entire child hood in Bethlehem but Joseph is warned by an angel in a dream to take Jesus and Mary to this African country that Moses helped them flee thousands of years ago (Matt. 2:13-18).
What is Egypt?
It was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana Studies. It is a seven-day cultural festival, begins December 26 and ends January 1.
What is Kwanzaa?
This cake is a cake made with candied or dried fruit, nuts, and spices, and optionally soaked in spirits. While given as a gift most are never eaten.
What is Fruit Cake?
The origins of there being this many Men aren’t clear. There’s certainly no mention of it in the bible – in the Gospel of Matthew it refers to just “wise men”.
What are the 3 Wise men?
Hanging stockings out comes from the Dutch custom of leaving shoes packed with food for this man’s donkeys who later became the jolly fat man with a white beard.
Who is St. Nicholas (Santa Claus)?
Some people claim the modern day image of Santa Claus was created by this popular brown carbonated soft drink, but this isn’t strictly true.
What is Coca-Cola?
The average temperature in this country in southern Africa once under Apartheid in December ranges from 75 degrees Fahrenheit to a scorching 90 degrees—in any case, the country closes the year out warm and toasty and celebrants choose to do this this usually in parks on a blanket with a basket.
What is South Africa?
The green and red plant may look tasty and has been used to decorate homes since the 9th century because they symbolize everlasting life. The holly represents Christ’s crown of thorns and the berries his blood.
It is toxic to humans and can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, and drowsiness, though typically not severe poisoning unless many are eaten.
What is Holly?
Unfortunately, the Bible does not mention date for his birth (a fact Puritans or Pilgrims later pointed out in order to deny the legitimacy of the celebration) and was thus outlawed in this are of the 13 Colonies.
What is Massachusetts?