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MORE INTRIGUING HOLIDAY FACTS THAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT

Added on: 25th Dec 2016

 

HANUKKAH IS A "FLOATING HOLIDAY,"

MEANING THAT IT'S CELEBRATED ON

DIFFERENT DATES EVERY YEAR

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THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IS ALSO CALLED

THE SPRING FESTIVAL

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EVERY LUNAR NEW YEAR BEGINS WITH A NEW

ANIMAL'S ZODIAC YEAR. THE UPCOMING LUNAR

NEW YEAR WILL BE RINGING IN THE YEAR OF

THE ROOSTER

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SANTA CLAUS WAS NAMED AFTER ST. NICHOLAS,

A TURKISH MAN LIVING IN THE FOURTH CENTURY

WHO WAS KNOWN FOR HIS GREAT GENEROSITY

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THE CURRENT AESTHETIC OF SANTA CLAUS

(MINUS THE RED SUIT) WAS INVENTED BY

COCA COLA IN A 1930'S AD

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EGGNOG WAS FIRST MADE IN 1607

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"WHITE CHRISTMAS" IS THE BEST-SELLING

SONG OF ALL TIME

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CHRISTMAS TREES ARE USUALLY FIR, PINE,

OR SPRUCE EVERGREEN TREES.

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