Christmas Facts
First Christmas
in the Philippines
According to historical accounts, the first Christmas
in the Philippines was celebrated 200 years before Ferdinand Magellan
discovered the country for the western world, likely between the
years 1280 and 1320 AD.
The Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker" is the name for the ballet performed
around Christmas time each year. "The Nutcracker Suite" is the
title of the music Tchaikovsky wrote.
Christmas Dinner
A traditional Christmas dinner in early England
was the head of a pig prepared with mustard.
Spiders on Christmas?
An artificial spider and web are often included
in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees. A spider web
found on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck
Candy Canes Reloaded
Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar
candy used to decorated the Christmas trees. A choirmaster at
Cologne Cathedral decided have the ends bent to depict a shepherd's
crook and he would pass them out to the children to keep them
quiet during the services. It wasn't until about the 20th century
that candy canes acquired their red stripes.
Scrooge
Charles Dickens' initial choice for Scrooge's statement
"Bah Humbug" was "Bah Christmas."
Eat Christmas Trees
Christmas trees are edible. Many parts of pines,
spruces, and firs can be eaten. The needles are a good source
of vitamin C. Pine nuts, or pine cones, are also a good source
of nutrition.
Why Christmas is on December 25
Christmas was once a moveable feast celebrated at
many different times during the year. The choice of December 25,
was made by Pope Julius I, in the 4th century A.D., because this
coincided with the pagan rituals of Winter Solstice, or Return
of the Sun. The intent was to replace the pagan celebration with
the Christian one.
Why is it called Yuletide Season?
During the ancient 12-day Christmas celebration,
the log burned was called the "Yule log." Sometimes a piece of
the Yule log would be kept to kindle the fire the following winter,
to ensure that the good luck carried on from year to year. The
Yule log custom was handed down from the Druids.
There are two Christmas Islands.
The Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean was formerly called
Kiritimati. Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is 52 square
miles.
The Longest Christmas Celebration
Philippines has the longest Christmas season. It lasts for five months. It includes halloween, starting from September ends in January.
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