Ten Facts You May Not Know About Christmas!

Every year, without exception, a celebration unfolds, steeped in an astonishing history that often eludes the awareness of many. The tapestry of facts woven around this perennial event is boundless, with the veracity of these nuggets of knowledge left for you to unravel.

Fact 1 – 80% of people would rather receive a traditional card than an electronic message

Many would think that the tradition of sending Christmas cards to friends and relatives would have ended with social media platforms providing free and easy to use systems that keep people connected. According to research from the mail experts, Royal Mail, 80% of people would rather receive a traditional card than an electronic message. Sir Henry Cole, the man responsible for creating the very first Christmas card, was too busy to personally wish a merry Christmas to everyone so instead just sent a card. One thousand of these cards were printed, and at the time were regarded as an item of luxury. The exact card that Henry sent to his grandmother in 1843 still holds that luxurious value, at auction it was sold for a colossal £20,000.

Fact 2 – the first generation of cracker it was just a sugar coated almond bonbon wrapped in paper.

We doubt Tom Smith expected the cracker to ever become a predatory event. When he created the first generation of cracker it was just a sugar coated almond bonbon wrapped in paper. These were mainly bought as gifts for women during the Victorian times, but instead of reading a terrible joke when they unwrapped the gift, they read a short romantic poem. We can only imagine how those poems would have evolved over time…

Fact 3 – Did you know Santa didn’t always have a beard?

According to one book which is called ‘One Night Stands with American History,’ Father Christmas aka Santa was “slim, tall and very dignified” and did not have a beard!

Fact 4 – Santa has a real postcode!

As more and more children were writing to Santa the American postal service set up a real postcode which of course is H0H 0H0 !

Fact 5 – The first artificial Christmas tree was made from toilet brushes!

Fact 6 – Santa is loaded.

It is a fact that Santa is the world’s richest man. No wonder Santa is so jolly!

Fact 7 – Mince Pies made of Meat!!!

Mince Pies are called just that because in Victorian times they were made with beef and spices. Not sure they would taste the same with cream!

Fact 8 – What are the chances of a White Christmas?

Getting snow on Christmas day, the chance is getting lower and lower each year. It is now just 1 in 10 for England and Wales, and 1 in 6 for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Fact 8 – The World’s Biggest Snowman
Of course, it had to be America. Built In 1999 the state of Maine in America made a snowman who was 113ft tall.

Fact 9 – Christmas pudding started as a soup which was made with raisins and wine.

Fact 10 – How fast in Santa?

Again in America, US scientists worked out that Santa would have to visit 822 homes a second to deliver all the world’s presents on Christmas Eve, travelling at 650 miles a second. Clearly have too much time on their hands!

& just one more fact we thought we would sneak in :-

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