History of Christmas

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Christmas lights:

• Have been around since 1882

• Have been around since 1942

• Were originally used for telephone control panels

• Have always been cheap/affordable

• Originally cost the equivilant of $200+ today

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The Christmas Tree:

• Orginated from northern European celebrations of winter solstice

• Was influenced from the 12-day Yule festivities

• Originated from ancient Greek culture

• Is produced by the millions each year for home decorations

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Christmas is celebrated on ​

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but Christians do not have a ​

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date for the birth of Jesus.



Romans celebrated ​

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holidays that landed in December becuase of the ​

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.



Overtime, there has been 2 versions of Christmas: a ​religious Christmas and a ​

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Christmas.

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December 25th

winter solstice

secular

defininitive

Pagan

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Which poem inspired many Christmas traditions?

• The Night Before Christmas

• The Nightmare before Christmas

• O' Holy Night

• A Visit from St. Nicholas
• Silent Night

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Santa Claus Originated from:

• Bishop Saint Nicholas

• Dutch Sinterklaus

• Odin, the Pagan god of Yule

• Jesus Christ

• Magical elves from the north pole

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Match the following:

• Rudolph the red-nosed Reindeer

• White Christmas

• It's a Wonderful Life

• Norman Rockwell's Santa Design

A famous Christmas Song Written for Kids

A famous Christmas song during WW2

A classic movie released for Christmas

A marketing tool for Christmas season

• A famous Christmas Song Written for Kids
• A famous Christmas song during WW2
• A classic movie released for Christmas

• A marketing tool for Christmas season