Surprising facts about christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated mainly on 25 December as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people all over the world. Being one of those festivals which is widely celebrated all over the world, it is important for us to know about this festival we call Christmas. Let's know all mind-blowing, interesting facts related to Christmas, which you going to hear for the first time.

#1 Did you ever wonder?? Why don’t people wish you a Happy Christmas? And a Merry New Year? In fact, why is Christmas merry when no other occasion seems to be? After all, you probably don’t wish people a Merry Birthday very often. You probably also don’t hear many Merry Hanukkahs or Merry Ramadans either! What’s the deal?

Christmas is conspicuously the only time of year when the word “merry” receives heavy use. The greeting “Merry Christmas” dates back to at least 1565, in which year the author of the Hereford Municipal Manuscript wrote “And thus I comytt you to god, who send you a mery Christmas & many.” Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, published in 1843, pushed it forward, as did industrialization: The first commercially sold Christmas card (also printed in 1843) contained the salutation “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You.”

Yet “Merry Christmas” did not gain universal support. The Night Before Christmas (Clement C. Moore’s, I mean, not Nikolai Gogol’s) ends with the words, “A Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night.” Queen Elizabeth II wishes British subjects a “Happy Christmas” in her annual Christmas broadcasts, and the phrase enjoys a broad general currency the U.K.

#2 Christmas is observed on the 25th of December, which represents the advent of Jesus Christ (P.B.U.H). However, the exact date and month of Jesus’ birth are unknown Santa Claus is totally real! Saint Nicholas of Myra lived during the fourth century. A bishop in what is now Turkey. Much admired for his piety and kindness. It is said that he gave away all of his inherited wealth and traveled the countryside helping the poor and sick.

The first lit up Christmas tree by Martin Luther

#3 The first lit up Christmas tree can be traced to Martin Luther. "The Encyclopedia of Christmas states that the first person to decorate a Christmas tree was the Protestant reformer, Martin Luther". The stunning beauty of the stars between the branches of a tree made him so moved that he brought home an evergreen tree and adorned it with candles so that he could share this image with his family.

#4 ' Jingle Bells ' – a popular Christmas song composed by James Pierpont in Massachusetts, USA. It was, indeed, composed for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.

#5 ‘Jingle Bells’ – was the first song sung by astronauts Tom Stafford and Wally Schirra in space, on December 16, 1965.

#6 Initially, Santa Claus was wearing green, violet, and blue clothing. This was the standard theme for the jolly old man at the North Pole. however, Coca Cola decided to dress him in colors that match their brand and that stuck. That is why we see Santa in red clothes all the time, now!

#7 You of course familiar with Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, who pulls Santa’s sled on Christmas Eve. But do you know other reindeers? It would be impossible for Rudolph alone to pull Santa’s sled, don’t you think? It is filled with gifts to the brim for every good child in the world, and Rudolph can’t pull that all alone. Actually, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, is in fact, Santa’s ninth reindeer. And there are eight other reindeers who help him. Cupid, Dancer, Vixen, Dunder, Comet, Dasher, Prancer and Blixem are eight other reindeers.

#8 Have you ever thought why the nose of Rudolph is red? You must see the red nose of Rudolph in fairy tails, images, etc the secrets of Rudolph's nose have been revealed according to the scientists from the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and the University of Rochester in New York. The secret to Rudolph's red nose is the dense network of blood vessels in his nose. Reindeer, it seems, have 25 percent more capillaries carrying red, oxygen-rich blood in their nasal architecture than humans,

#9 When Jesus was born, a bright star shone in the sky. Three kings followed this star and made a long journey to the birthplace of Jesus. They bore with them gifts of gold, frankincense (aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes), and oils.

#10 Did you ever wonder why the holidays of Christmas are referred to as the ‘12 days of Christmas’? The tradition notes that the three kings took twelve days to travel to the birthplace of baby Jesus, hence the holidays of Christmas are known as 12 days of Christmas

#11 Alabama was the first state in the US to recognize Christmas as a holiday in the year 1836. you will curious to know about the last state too, so It’s Oklahoma! Oklahoma recognized Christmas as a holiday in the year 1907

#12 The tradition of hanging stockings comes from a Dutch legend. One poor man had 3 girls for whom he was unable to afford a dowry. St. Nicholas dropped a bag of gold down his chimney and gold coins fell out and into the stockings drying by the fireplace. The daughters now had dowries and could be married, avoiding a life on the streets.

#13 Christmas might be a public holiday; however, it is not a biblical holy day. The Bible does not say anywhere to keep Christmas as a holy day.

#14 The rule in Britain forbids you from visiting the church on Christmas Day. And you cannot visit the church on a vehicle. However, this law is just sitting on a piece of paper and is not actually followed

#15 On Christmas in 1886, the French gifted the Statue of Liberty to the US. It weighs 225 tons, which makes it the world's largest Christmas present.

#16 Christmas trees were first decorated with fruits (mainly apples), and then later on people started using candles, and then electric lights (1895) to decorate these trees.

#17 It takes 6-8 years on average to fully grow a Christmas tree, but it can take as long as fifteen years.

Most people believe that Black Friday is America's busiest shopping day of the year. However, Friday and Saturday before Christmas are the busiest shopping days of the year.

I wish all of you a very merry Christmas, I hope this festival brings much happiness in your life.

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