Holidays History from around the World
200

Noel means Christmas in this country.

France

400

This holiday, observed in the U.K. on the day after Christmas, originated as a way for the rich to give their servants boxes of items to share with their families.

Boxing Day

600

The town of Bethlehem was once part of this empire.

Roman Empire

800

The home of the Real St. Nicholas is in this animalistic country.  

Turkey

1000

This god forsaken state was the first state in the US to make Christmas an official holiday which is impressive given that they regularly fall in the bottom of the education rankings.

Alabama