The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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In Greek legend, malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi sometimes play troublesome pranks at Christmas time. In order to get rid of them, salt or an old shoe is burnt. The pungent burning stench drives off, or at least helps discourage, the Kallikantza
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English Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas between 1647 and 1660 because he believed such celebrations were immoral for the holiest day of the year.
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The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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