Christmas Around the World

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Christmas Around the World

• Ramona 4th Grade Week of Christmas

An interview with Santa
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Christmas Facts

• In 1836, Alabama is the first state in the USA to
  declare Christmas a legal holiday.
• Hanging the Christmas stocking on the hearth on
  Christmas Eve in the hope that it will be filled
  with presents the next morning is a custom that
  goes back about 400 years.

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More Facts

• The common abbreviation for Christmas to Xmas is
  derived from the Greek alphabet.
• The first printed reference to Christmas trees
  appeared in Germany in 1531
• Oliver Cromwell, in England banned Christmas
  Carols between 1649 and 1660.

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Christmas Superstitions

• "The child born on Christmas Day will have a
  special fortune."
• "Snow on Christmas means Easter will be green."
• In Greece, some people burn their old shoes
  during the Christmas season to prevent
  misfortunes in the coming year.
• To have good health throughout the next year, eat
  an apple on Christmas Eve.

• Singing Christmas carols at any time other than
  during the festive season is unlucky.
• The yule log should be lit by a piece of the log
  used on the previous Christmas.

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A Classic Christmas Tale

• Clement Clarke Moore's famous poem, which he
  named "A Visit From St. Nicholas," was published
  for the first time on December 23, 1823 by a New
  York newspaper, the Sentinel. Since then, the
  poem has been reprinted, translated into
  innumerable languages and circulated throughout
  the world.

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