There are some interesting facts about Christmas:
1. Regarding Santa Claus, it is believed that in the fourth century Saint Nicholas, who was the bishop of the city of Myra, Turkey, was the real Santa. Who was always give gifts to the poor.
2. Christmas trees have been sold in America since 1850.
3. Alabama was the first state in the US to make an official announcement in 1836 to celebrate Christmas.
4. Residents of Bolivia celebrate Misa del Gallo on Christmas evening. In this festival, the Hens are given collective respect because it is believed that the first animal to announce the birth of Jesus was the rooster.
5. Oklahoma was the last state in the US to make its official announcement in 1907 to celebrate Christmas.
6. On the occasion of Christmas, there are ceremonies and decorations in the church and people give gifts to each other.
7. The German people first created the artificial Christmas tree, which was made of goose feathers that were dyed green.
8. The Christmas stocking story is related to three sisters who were poor enough to raise their wedding dowry, so they were forced to live a life of prostitution. They were later rescued when Saint Nicholas, a wealthy pastor, entered their house through the chimney and filled his stocking with gold coins.
9. The traditional Christmas colors are green, red and golden. The green color symbolizes life and rebirth, the red color symbolizes the blood of Jesus Christ and the golden color is the symbol of wealth and wealth along with the light.
10. In Poland, the tradition of decorating spider and spider webs on the Christmas tree is common, as the spider had woven blankets for the baby Jesus according to belief. For this reason, people of Poland consider spiders as a symbol of happiness and prosperity on Christmas.
11. Yule Log is a heavy wooden log that burns for 12 days after Christmas.
12. President Teddy Roosevelt, who was an environmentalist, banned the planting of a Christmas tree in the White House in 1901.
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