1. The candy cane dates back to Europe cca. 1670
Family X-mas traditional meal is KFC in Japan
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The other name of 'Christmas Tree' is Yule-tree
America's 1st batch of eggnog - made in 1607 (Jamestown settlement)
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Japanes families' X-mas meal is KFC
People in Iceland exchange books on Christmas Eve
The X-mas Tree banned from the White House during T. Roosevelt's tenancy
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The Statue of Liberty - gifted to the US by France on Christmas day (1886)
In India, non-Christians observe Christmas traditions too
1st Christmas card sent in the UK (the 1840s)
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Christmas was illegal in England between
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"Jingle Bells" - originally written for Thanksgiving
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X-mas - not a US national holiday until 1870
The classic Santa figure we know - created for a Coca-Cola ad
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Apples - the original Christmas tree ornaments
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Tinsel - invented in Germany (1610), made of real silver initially
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Modern Christmas light displays introduced in 1895
Traditional Ukrainian X-mas Eve supper has 12 dishes for each of Jesus' apostles
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1st X-mas Tree in the White House - during F. Pierce's presidency
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