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50 curiosities you don't know about Christmas

2022-12-26 10:47:36Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

 

50 curiosities you don't know about Christmas
50 curiosities you don't know about Christmas

 

Christmas was celebrated for the first time on December 25, 354. PIK, while this was decided by Pope Julius. He chose this day because it was the day of the Roman celebration of Solstice, which falls four days after the winter solstice.

Below are 50 interesting facts that you didn't know before about this holiday.

1- Albania is a unique country in the world where Christmas is celebrated by almost all people, including those who do not identify with Christianity.

2- Christmas is celebrated by at least 2.2 billion people, almost a third of the world's population (31.5 percent).

3- Each year only 3 billion Christmas cards are sent in the US alone.

4- The Germans were the first to make artificial Christmas trees.

5- All gifts during the 12 days of Christmas equal 364 gifts.

50 curiosities you don't know about Christmas

6- "True love", mentioned in the song "12 Days of Christmas", does not refer to a romantic couple, but refers to God's code in the Catholic Church.

7- In 350 AD, Pope Julius 1, bishop of Rome, declared December 25 as the official day of Christmas celebration.

8- The three traditional colors of Christmas are green, red and gold. Green symbolizes life and rebirth, red symbolizes the blood of Christ, while gold represents wealth and loyalty.

9- According to Guinness records, the tallest Christmas tree was seen in Washington in 1950, 67 meters.

10- According to data analyzed by "Facebook", 2 weeks before Christmas is the most popular time for couples to break up.

11- Contrary to popular belief, the percentage of suicides during Christmas is low. The largest percentage is during the spring.

50 curiosities you don't know about Christmas

12- The largest Christmas stockings ever made were 32.56 meters long and 14.97 meters wide. There were over a thousand gifts inside. It was made by the children of London in 2007.

13- Christmas trees have been sold in the United States since 1850.

50 curiosities you don't know about Christmas

14- Christmas trees grow for 15 years before they are sold.

15- Most European countries believe that spirits, good and bad, are active during the 12 days of Christmas.

16- Bolivians celebrate "Rooster Day" on Christmas night. Some people bring the rooster with them when people go out, a gesture that symbolizes the belief that a rooster is the first animal that signaled the birth of Jesus.

17- The British prefer to wear a paper wreath during Christmas dinner. In English they are called "Christman Cracker".

18- In Poland, spiders or their webs are something common in Christmas tree decorations because according to legend, a spider used the web to cover Baby Jesus as a blanket.

19- Alabama was the first American state to officially recognize Christmas in 1836.

20- Christmas was not considered a holiday in the US until July 26, 1870.

21- Oklahoma was the last state in the US to declare Christmas Day an official holiday, in 1907.

22- The mistletoe according to the Anglo-Saxons comes from the word misletan which is related to the bird's voice, because according to them this plant spreads from the bird's voice.

23- The ancient people considered the mistletoe plant sacred because it remained green and produced fruit even during winter, at a time when other plants dry up.

24- "Evergreens" is also a tree that stays green throughout the year and is a symbol of eternal life and rebirth.

25- Because they saw Christmas as a decadent Catholic holiday, the Puritans in America banned all Christmas celebrations from 1659-1681.

26- Due to pagan connections, green ornaments placed around the house were banned in the Christian Council of Braga in the 6th century.

50 curiosities you don't know about Christmas

27- "Poinsettia" is a national plant in Mexico, and it is cultivated by the Aztecs who call it withered plant. According to them, the red color of the flower symbolizes purity.

28- Christmas has its roots in pagan festivals such as Saturnalia (December 17-23), Kalend (January 1-5). The Christian Church strongly denied such celebrations, designating December 25 as a holiday, and why there is no real evidence that Christ was born on this date.

29- Santa Claus is based on the real person of Saint Nicholas who lived in the 4th century. He was born in Patara, in present-day Turkey.

30- The first illustrations of Saint Nicholas show him as a stern, commanding figure holding a birch stick in his hand. He was a symbol of discipline and punishment.

31- Puritan Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas celebrations and decorations in England from 1640-1660.

32- There is a legend that three very poor women thought to enter the life of prostitution. However, they were saved by the rich bishop Saint Nicholas who filled their bags with gold coins.

33- Christmas spending accounts for 1/6 of all spending in the United States.

34- According to "UNICEF", there are 2.106 million children under the age of 18 in the world. According to this, a household has an average of 2.5 children. Santa Claus has to travel 221 million miles door to door with a sack full of 842 million presents.

35- British illustrator John Callcott Horsley invented the first Christmas card in 1843.

36- The first decorations for the Christmas tree were apples, since they were red in color, to create what was called the Tree of Paradise.

37- In 1962, the first Christmas postage stamp appeared in the United States of America.

50 curiosities you don't know about Christmas

38- In Germany, Heiligabend, or Christmas dinner, is said to be a magical time when the stillness in the heart can hear the animals talking.

39- The Viking god Odin is one of the ancestors of the modern Santa Claus. According to myth, Odin rode his flying horses. During the winter, Odin distributed gifts, but also punishments to children who misbehaved.

40- The first person to decorate the Christmas tree was former Protestant Martin Luther. According to legend, he was very fond of the beauty of ornamental pots.

41- There are 21,000 Christmas tree farms in the US. In 2008, 45 million trees were planted.

41- The song "White Christmas" by Irving Berlin is the best Christmas song of all time, with 100 million sales worldwide. 43. President Theodore Roosevelt, a fanatical environmentalist, banned Christmas trees from the White House in 1901.

42- The first reference to a Christmas tree was in 1531 in Germany.

43- About 30-35 million real Christmas trees are sold each year in the USA.

44- The famous song "Jingle Bells" was actually written for Thanksgiving. It was composed in 1857 by James Pierpont.

45- The original Christmas trees were replaced by artificial trees in 1991.

46- In Armenia, Christmas dinner is celebrated with fish, cabbage and spinach.

47- Colored electric Christmas lights were first used in 1854.

48- Norwegian scientists have hypothesized that Rudolph's red nose (Santa's reindeer nose) is the result of a parasitic infection of his respiratory system.

49- Most of the "Santas" have male names such as Blitzen, Comet, Cupid.

50- The most popular Christmas song in the world is "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", the author of which is unknown.

 

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