Crazy Christmas facts!

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Christmas is a time for fun and festivities... below are some of the lesser-known facts about celebrations from around the world!  

Here's a Christmas quiz idea - see how many of these crazy facts your family and friends know!

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    Christmas trees usually grow for about 15 years before they are sold! 

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    All the gifts in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas would equal 364 gifts!

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    An ancient legend states that forest animals can speak in human language on Christmas Eve!

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    Scientists have hypothesized that Rudolph’s red nose is the result of a parasitic infection of his respiratory system.

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    Father Christmas wasn’t always dressed in red, in fact it used to be green! Coca-Cola gave him a make-over in the 1930’s introducing his now synonymous red suit!

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    Jingle Bells was not written to celebrate Christmas but in fact US Thanksgiving celebrations.  It was also the first song broadcast from space!

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    In Germany, Poland, and Ukraine, finding a spider or a spider’s web on a Christmas tree is believed to bring good luck. 

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    Japanese people traditionally eat at KFC for Christmas dinner, many enjoying fried chicken – the closest food to turkey that you can get in Japan.

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    The first artificial Christmas Tree wasn’t a tree at all. It was created out of goose feathers that were dyed green.

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    Iceland celebrates Christmas with 13 Santas and an old lady who kidnaps children!!

Seasons Greetings from all at Weber!

Wishing all of our customers, suppliers and colleagues a very merry Christmas and good health and prosperity for 2022!

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