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 ====== Christmas ======
-===== Pagan origins =====
+==== Etymology ====
-Many Christmas traditions comes from ancient Roman festival, called Saturnalia. Held in mid December, they were festival honoring the agricultural god Saturn. When Romans Empire conquered most of Europe from 2nd century BC to 4th century AD. Many traditions, including date, giving gifts, lighting candles, feasting and merrymaking were adopted[(https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/saturnalia)].
+Christmas is a shortened form of "Christ's mass." Christ comes from the greek "Khrīstos," a translation from the Hebrew  "Messiah," meaning "anointed." Mass comes from the Latin "missa," the celebration of the Eucharist. [([[https://www.etymonline.com/word/christmas|Etymonline]])]
+==== Pagan origins ====
+Many Christmas traditions come from an ancient Roman festival, called Saturnalia. Held in mid-December, it was a festival honoring the agricultural god Saturn. When the Roman Empire conquered most of Europe from the 2nd century B.C. to the 4th century A.D., many traditions, including the date, giving gifts, lighting candles, feasting, and merrymaking were adopted. [([[https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-rome/saturnalia|History]])]
+==== Sinterklaas ====
+Sinterklaas (the Dutch version of Santa Claus) comes to the Netherlands from Spain, not the North Pole.[([[https://dutchreview.com/culture/holidays/secret-dutch-side-santa-claus/|Dutch Review]])]
+==== Jingle Bells ====
+"Jingle Bells" was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas. The song was written in 1857 by James Lord Pierpont and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh." [([[https://kslnewsradio.com/1937740/jingle-bells-was-originally-written-as-a-thanksgiving-song/|KSLNews Radio]])]
+==== Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer ====
+Montgomery Ward Department Store created Rudolph the Reindeer as a marketing ploy to encourage children to buy their Christmas coloring books. The original Rudolph did not have a red nose. In those days, a red nose was seen as a sign of alcoholism, and Montgomery Ward didn't want him to look like a drunk. [([[https://www.bigcommerce.com/blog/who-invented-rudolph-red-nose-reindeer/|Big Commerce]])]
+==== Flying Santa Claus ====
+The image of Santa Claus flying a sleigh was created in 1819 by Washington Irving, the same author who invented the Headless Horseman. [([[http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1868506_1868508_1868541,00.html|Time]])]
+==== Mistletoe ====
+Mistletoe comes from the Anglo-Saxon word misteltan, which means "little twig of dung," because the plant spreads by bird droppings. [([[https://www.dictionary.com/e/mistletoe/|Dictionary]])]
+==== Christmas in Japan ====
+Christmas has different meanings around the world. Christmas Eve in Japan is a good day for fried chicken and strawberry shortcakes. [([[https://www.bokksu.com/blogs/news/christmas-in-japan-kfc-christmas-cake-and-other-traditions|Bokksu]])]
+==== Santa wasn't always red ====
+Santa Claus was not always dressed in red. Before the 1930s, there were many different variations of Santa Claus, in different colors. Some claim that Coca-Cola created the modern image of Santa, but this is not strictly true. The original red Santa became popular in the US and Canada in the 19th century due to the influence of caricaturists. [([[https://www.coca-colacompany.com/au/faqs/is-it-true-that-santa-traditionally-wears-red-because-of-coca-cola|Coca-Cola Company]])]
+==== Coronation ====
+King William I of England was crowned on Christmas Day. [([[https://www.royal.uk/william-the-conqueror|Royal]])]
+==== Abolished in Scotland ====
+, Scotland abolished the celebration of Christmas until 1958, when it became a legal holiday. [([[https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/2016/12/timeline-christmas-scotland/|Historic Environment]])]
+==== General Grant ====
+America's official national Christmas tree is located in King's Canyon National Park in California. The Christmas tree is more than 300 feet high. [([[https://www.facebook.com/inArnoldCalifornia/photos/americas-official-national-christmas-tree-is-located-in-kings-canyon-national-pa/330860776943846/|Facebook]])]
+==== Operation Christmas ====
+In 2010, during the Christmas season, the Colombian government decorated the jungle with lights.[([[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-12025086|BBC]])]
+==== Christmas Truce ====
+In 1914, during World War I, a famous Christmas truce took place in the trenches between the British and Germans. They exchanged gifts across neutral no man's land or played soccer together. [([[https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce|Imperial War Museums]])]
+==== First Christmas tree in the White House ====
+Franklin Pierce (1853-1857) is believed to have been the first president to place a Christmas tree in the White House. [([[https://potus-geeks.livejournal.com/1041903.html|POTUS Geeks]])]
+==== Christmas tree recycling ====
+Want to know a useful way to recycle your Christmas tree? Some zoos collect Christmas trees and use them as food for animals. [([[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/73407/one-way-recycle-christmas-trees-feed-them-elephants|Mental Floss]])]
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