BET YOU DON'T KNOW!
LET'S DO A CHRISTMAS QUIZ ON WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT CHRISTMAS!
December 25th honors the birth of (1).............about (2)..................years ago.
Actually there is no mention of December 25th in (3).............................
Early Christians couldn't agree on exactly what day Jesus was born.
It's only in the (4)................century, December 25th became the official celebration of the birth of Jesus.
It was because it coincided with the already existing pagan (not related to Christianity or not religiuos) festivals.
By the end of the (5)..........................century, Christmas was widely celebrated across Europe.
However, pagan celebrations and traditions die hard , such as Mardi Gras festival. This led to opposition of Christmas celebration.
IN 1644, Massachusetts legislastion even fined anyone who observed Christmas celebration (6)................shillings.
The modern Christmas we know nowadays did not start until (7)................When German Prince Albert brought his country's long-time tradition of decorating evergreen trees to England after marrying Queen Victoria.
The photo of the (8)............family next to a 40 feet Christmas tree was published in American magazines in 1848 made the custom caught on in the United States.
Gift giving tradition has a (9)....................significance of reminding people of the gifts brought to baby Jesus by the three Kings.
Santa Claus is based on Saint Nicholas of Myra, a (10)......................................Saint famous for giving gifts - known as Sinterklaas. At first, he wore in many color, but after a (11)............................advertisement in 1930 showing him wearing red and white, they have become the typical color of his clothes.
