Christmas Eve and Day
Christmas food and drink
Christmas cards
Christmas Trees and Mistletoe
The Christmas Stocking and Santa Claus
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When did the English parliament make Christmas illegal?
In 1647.
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How was Christmas pudding called (the rich fruit pudding)?
Frumenty.
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What was the first Christmas card?
The brainchild of Sir Henry Cole.
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How was mistletoe used in the ancient Britain?
Mistletoe was considered sacred by the people of ancient Britain. The Druid priests used it in their sacrifices to the gods.
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Where did the real St. Nicholas live?
In Turkey.
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According to research when does the average family start to open presents at Christmas morning?
About 8.19am.
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When is the twelft night?
January 6.
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In Victoria England, where were the Christmas cards mostly made and to whom they were given?
Mostly made at home and given to the loved ones.
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Where does the mistletoe kissing tradition come from?
The mistletoe's kissing tradition, according to one account, comes from the Norse myths.
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Who made St. Nicholas into a gift-giver?
The Dutch.
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What is the traditional food at Christmas in England?
Turkey with all the trimmings.
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What does mincemeat consist of?
Dried fruit, apples, spices, sugar and suet, brandy or sherry, and baked in small pastry cases.
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By whom was the first Christmas card painted?
John Calcott Horsley.
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Who was the first person who decorated a christmas tree and brought it indoors?
German Martin Luther.
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What can nowadays gifts that Santa Claus bring be?
Elaborate
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When did Christmas become a time for gift giving?
During Queen Victoria's reign.
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What was the "goose club"?
A method of saving to buy a goose for Christmas.
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What was written under the first commercial Christmas card?
"A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You"
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What is the limit for kissing under the mistletoe?
For each kiss a berry must be removed and once all the berries are gone - no more kissing!
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Where did the Dutch take St. Nicholas, where eventually his name became familiar to Santa Claus?
To America.
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Where do Santa and his elves make toys?
In Greenland.
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In the honour of who should the pudding mix be stirred from east to west?
In honour of the three wise men.
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By whom and when was the first charity Christmas card produced?
By UNICEF in 1949.
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When did Christmas tree get popular in England?
It didn't become popular in Britain until the nineteenth century, when Queen Victoria’s husband Prince Albert introduced the custom from Germany.
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In England, how many churches of St. Nicholas are there?
Approximately 400.
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