Christmas brings joy, happiness and cherishes the hearts of the people, as it is a celebration season. Along with the chilling wind, the pinch of love and care is also seen around the world. But there are lots of backstage facts, which keep happening around the globe. Wondering what the facts are? So let’s have a glance on these facts.
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Awesome Festive Facts Related to Christmas
- The Germans created Christmas trees made up from the goose feathers which were dyed, and it was the first Christmas of such type.
- Every year, more than 3 Billion Christmas cards are delivered within the US alone.
- As per the data analysis from Facebook, it has been observed that most of the couples break up just two weeks before Christmas. As the Christmas isn’t the perfect day for break ups.
- Christmas has three traditional colors, which include green, red, and gold. Green represents the symbol of rebirth and life, red signifies the blood of Christ, and gold means the wealth and royalty.
- Christmas tree is generally grown for 15 years before they are on sale.
- Every year, 20,000 Santa’s are rented across the United States. And they undergo a training program to create a humorous and cheerful approach towards the crowd.
- There are about 21,000 Christmas tree farms in the United States. In 2008, merely 45 Million Christmas trees were planted and now the count is above 400 Million.
- Pope Julius I, Bishop of Rome, declared December 25 as the date of birth for Jesus Christ in AD 350.
- Christmas wasn’t an official holiday until June 26, 1870 in the United States.
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Amazed by the facts, right? So am I… Feel free to share any more facts regarding Christmas, if you have any.
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