By Anushka · 8 Dec 2021 · 2 min read
‘Tis the season of happiness, fun, frolic, snow, love, giving and deep-diving into the whats and whys of the year-end festival, i.e. Christmas. Come Christmas and you will hear the bells ringing, trees decked up and smell the delicious aroma of baked goodies. But have you ever paused and wondered about WHYs and HOWs of all such traditions? No? In this article, we will talk about lots of interesting, surprising and unheard-of Christmas facts. So grab a Christmas cookie, bottom-up that hot cocoa and read us out.
Though Christmas today marks the birth of Jesus Christ, there is no mention of the 25th of December as his birthday in the Bible. Most historians believe that he was born during Spring. The date was originally chosen as it overlapped with the ancient Pagan festival, i.e. Saturnalia which was about honouring the agricultural god Saturn and giving out Christmas gifts.
Green, blue or purple were the colours of the clothes worn by Santa Claus. This remained a theme for many years until Coca Cola decided to dress him up in the hues that highlight their brand. And rest is history!
We all enjoy relishing lum cakes during the Christmas holidays. However, there, are no plums on the cake. It was raisins that were called plums at that time. So that's how it got the name we speak of today.
Yes, you read that right. The 'Dashing through the snow' was composed by James Pierpont and originally made to the hymn on Thanksgiving and simply boast of joys of winter.
Back in the time, a choirmaster gave these striped candies to children to hush them during marathon church services. In 1847, a German-Swedish immigrant decorated his Christmas tree with candy canes and they came to be known as Christmas candy.
Queen Elizabeth I is the reason behind those cute, delicious gingerbread cookies. She asked for the gingerbread figures to present to the visiting dignitaries & guests to honour them.
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What’s the one thing during Christmas that you open up to? We will give you a hint - it’s a circular-shaped assortment of leaves, flowers, fruits, twigs and pretty decors. Yes! We are talking about Christmas wreaths that people hang in literally every place. From doors to fireplaces and from...
Christmas won’t ring jingles without the scent of cookies and traditional holiday dishes. And those who are well-versed in the spirit of Christmas delicacies, know that there are specific herbs that smell like holidays and make up for the main courses, side dishes and even desserts. That is why...
If you have got a green thumb, the Christmas Cactus would surely be on your list of favourites. What makes it different from other cacti? Besides being thorny, it is laden with beautiful flowers. Its flowers are prolific bloomers that bloom brightly in the attractive hues of red, orange, pink,...
Christmas is the famous festival of Christian religion celebrated to honor the birth of Jesus Christ. Celebrated as a traditional festival around the world on 25th December, Christmas is the special time of the year when people have a great time with their friends and family members, exchange...
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