BTEXDAD
12-08-2006, 10:04 AM
CHRISTMAS TRIVIA. HOPE THIS HASN'T BEEN POSTED B4.
Santa's North Pole home faces south.
It is estimated that 400,000 people become sick each year from eating tainted Christmas leftovers.
More diamonds are purchased at Christmas time (31 percent) than during any other occasion during the year.
An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees. A spider web found on Christmas morning is thought to bring good luck.
According to the experts, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter—usually late November to mid December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, every single one of them had to be a female.
Alabama was the first state to legalize the celebration of Christmas.
In Norway, on Christmas Eve, all the brooms in the house are hidden. Norwegians long ago believed that witches and mischievous spirits came out on Christmas Eve and would steal their brooms for riding.
During the Christmas buying season, Visa cards alone are used an average of 5,340 times every minute in the United States.
Forty percent of Americans say they expect to gain weight during the winter holiday season.
In 1907, Oklahoma became the last U.S. state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
There is a town named Santa Claus in Indiana.
More than three billion Christmas cards are sent annually in the United States.
Barnum's Animal Crackers and their distinctive box were introduced in 1902 as a Christmas ornament. The box's string was designed so the box could be hung as a Christmas ornament. The box still sports the string.
In the cartoon that first depicted Santa Claus with a sleigh and reindeer, by Thomas Nast, Santa was delivering Christmas gifts to soldiers fighting in the US Civil War.
During the Christmas/Hanukkah season, more than 1.76 billion candy canes are made.
In 1856, President Franklin Pierce decorated the first White House Christmas tree.
According to one survey, 70 percent of dogs in Great Britain receive Christmas gifts from their owners.
Experts claim that an average of only nine minutes are spent by the average parent playing with his or her children on Christmas morning.
"Hot Cockles" was a popular Christmas game in medieval times. In the game, players took turns striking the blindfolded player who had to guess the name of the person delivering each blow.
The average American household wraps 30 Christmas gifts each year.
According to a Gallup poll, 29 percent of Americans found the Christmas holidays more stressful than enjoyable.
When writing "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens considered several names before using Tiny Tim. Other possible names for the character were Small Sam, Little Larry and Puny Pete.
Charlie Chaplin died of natural causes on Christmas Day, 1977, in Switzerland.
Christmas trees are grown much like any other agricultural crop. About 112,000 acres in the northwest United States are planted with about 11 million trees.
If you do the math, a total of 364 gifts are given during "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
Santa's North Pole home faces south.
It is estimated that 400,000 people become sick each year from eating tainted Christmas leftovers.
More diamonds are purchased at Christmas time (31 percent) than during any other occasion during the year.
An artificial spider and web are often included in the decorations on Ukrainian Christmas trees. A spider web found on Christmas morning is thought to bring good luck.
According to the experts, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter—usually late November to mid December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, every single one of them had to be a female.
Alabama was the first state to legalize the celebration of Christmas.
In Norway, on Christmas Eve, all the brooms in the house are hidden. Norwegians long ago believed that witches and mischievous spirits came out on Christmas Eve and would steal their brooms for riding.
During the Christmas buying season, Visa cards alone are used an average of 5,340 times every minute in the United States.
Forty percent of Americans say they expect to gain weight during the winter holiday season.
In 1907, Oklahoma became the last U.S. state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.
There is a town named Santa Claus in Indiana.
More than three billion Christmas cards are sent annually in the United States.
Barnum's Animal Crackers and their distinctive box were introduced in 1902 as a Christmas ornament. The box's string was designed so the box could be hung as a Christmas ornament. The box still sports the string.
In the cartoon that first depicted Santa Claus with a sleigh and reindeer, by Thomas Nast, Santa was delivering Christmas gifts to soldiers fighting in the US Civil War.
During the Christmas/Hanukkah season, more than 1.76 billion candy canes are made.
In 1856, President Franklin Pierce decorated the first White House Christmas tree.
According to one survey, 70 percent of dogs in Great Britain receive Christmas gifts from their owners.
Experts claim that an average of only nine minutes are spent by the average parent playing with his or her children on Christmas morning.
"Hot Cockles" was a popular Christmas game in medieval times. In the game, players took turns striking the blindfolded player who had to guess the name of the person delivering each blow.
The average American household wraps 30 Christmas gifts each year.
According to a Gallup poll, 29 percent of Americans found the Christmas holidays more stressful than enjoyable.
When writing "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens considered several names before using Tiny Tim. Other possible names for the character were Small Sam, Little Larry and Puny Pete.
Charlie Chaplin died of natural causes on Christmas Day, 1977, in Switzerland.
Christmas trees are grown much like any other agricultural crop. About 112,000 acres in the northwest United States are planted with about 11 million trees.
If you do the math, a total of 364 gifts are given during "The Twelve Days of Christmas."