Many theologians estimate that Jesus wasn't born on December 25 but sometime in September between 6BC and 30AD.
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Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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Louis Prang, a Bavarian-born lithographer who came to the USA from Germany in the 19th century, popularized the sending of printed Christmas cards. He invented a way of reproducing color oil paintings
, the "chromolithograph technique", and created a car
, the "chromolithograph technique", and created a car
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The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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