Colours of Christmas
Some say that this is because of
the red and green plants of
wintertime contrasting with the
white snow.
Christmas can be a time of
magic and excitement for children.
It is said that one day, he climbed the roof of a house and dropped a purse of money down the chimney. It landed in the stocking which a girl had put to dry by the fire!
Nicholas was a Christian leader from Myra (in modern-day Turkey) in the 4th century AD. He was very shy, and wanted to give money to poor people without them knowing about it.
It is believed that Martin Luther, the Protestant reformer, was the first to light a Christmas tree with candles.
The Christmas tree was not widely used in Britain until the 19th century.
It was brought to America by the Pennsylvania Germans in the 1820's.
When people gather to
celebrate this holiday, there is a wide assortment of food.
Gingerbread has been baked in Europe for centuries.
At Christmas time gingerbread makes its most impressive appearance. The baking of lebkuchen (a gingerbread cookie) and elaborate gingerbread houses is a custom that originated in Germany and quickly caught on in North America.
There is more than one legend telling the beginning of the candy cane. Some say they first appeared in the 17th century as white sugar sticks and another credits a candymaker from Indiana at the turn of the 20th century. No one knows for sure when candy canes became red and white striped, or when they were first shaped to resemble a cane, but they are now a part of our Christmas history.
Pope John I
Martin Luther
St.Nicolas
Indiana
Turkey
Germany
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