| There are many traditions and symbols
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| | kindness that should be in everyone's
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| that we associate with Christmas
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| | home.Santa Claus is a lively, jolly and
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| including the Christmas tree, leaving
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| | fat old fellow who tours the whole world
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| cookies out for Santa Claus, and sending
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| | on Christmas Eve delivering presents to
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| Christmas cards and Christmas presents.
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| | deserving children. The modern-day Santa
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| If you're like most, you observe all of
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| | Claus finds his origins in Saint
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| the traditions which are sacred to your
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| | Nicholas. This patron saint was shown in
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| family without a thought about where they
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| | paintings to look like the ordinary
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| originated or why they became so popular
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| | person that he was, but was given a
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| in the first place.While you don't need
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| | makeover by the Coca-Cola Company in the
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| to know why you celebrate the Christmas
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| | 1930's. That's right; our beloved Santa
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| holiday the way you do, it makes for
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| | Claus is nothing more than a clever
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| interesting conversation when you're
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| | marketing ploy. And you thought it was
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| sipping egg nog in front of the
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| | hard when the kids on the playground told
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| fireplace. So, if you're ready to wow
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| | you Santa Claus didn't exist.Christmas
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| your family and friends with your
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| | cards were introduced during the 1840s in
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| knowledge of the Christmas holiday, bring
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| | Britain with the introduction of the
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| up these interesting facts about the most
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| | postal service and the penny stamp. While
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| widely celebrated holiday.The modern term
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| | a penny was a lot of money during those
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| Christmas originates form the Olde
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| | days, sending Christmas cards still
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| English "cristes masse," which means
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| | became very common by the 1860s.Holly and
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| "Christ's mass." The name Christ finds
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| | mistletoe are also attributed to the
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| its origins in the Greek tongue, which
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| | Druids. The ancient Druids were the first
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| was the language spoken by Christ
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| | society known to have worn sprigs of
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| himself. The Greek form of the work was
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| | holly and mistletoe. The druid priests
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| Khristos, which means "anointed one."The
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| | believed that holly was able to remain
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| origins of the Christmas tree actually
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| | green and vibrant the entire year because
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| predate Christ and the history of
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| | it possessed magical properties. We may
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| Christianity by thousands of years. The
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| | have also picked up some other
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| tree finds its beginning during the time
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| | significant traditions from the Druids.
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| of the Druids, a society made up of
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| | Do you think that it's a coincidence that
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| sorcerers, prophets and priests. During
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| | the colors of holly, green and red, are
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| the time of the Druid winter solstice,
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| | the colors associated with Christmas
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| which fell on December 21, the Druid
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| | today? Mistletoe, on the other hand,
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| priests decorated outdoor trees with
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| | represented fertility and was looked down
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| apples and lit candles to show their
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| | upon by the Christian church for its
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| appreciation to their god Odin. The
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| | association with non-virginity.Gift
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| candles represented the eternal light of
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| | giving came to us from the Romans. The
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| their sun god Balter. Christians later
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| | Romans exchanged holly wreaths as gifts
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| adopted the practice widely and decorated
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| | during their Saturnalia festival, which
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| their fir trees with apples to represent
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| | coincided with the Druid's winter
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| Adam and Eve's gall from grace.The first
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| | solstice. The wreaths were a symbol of
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| Christmas tree has been credited to a
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| | eternal life. Later, many Christians
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| warrior of the Crusades, Winfried of
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| | would take to adorning their homes with
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| England, who had traveled to the Northern
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| | holly during the Saturnalia festival to
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| forests to covert the Pagans, according
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| | avoid persecution from the Romans.
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| to legend. When Winfried came upon an
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| | Eventually adornment with holly was
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| unruly mob getting ready to conduct a
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| | absorbed into Christian practices as
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| human sacrifice before the sacred Oak of
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| | well.So, now that you know a little more
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| Geismar, he chopped down the detestable
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| | about why you do the things you do during
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| tree and a fir tree immediately sprang
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| | the Christmas season, why don't you see
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| from where the Oak tree formerly stood.
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| | what other tidbits of historical
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| Winfried claimed the tree was the three
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| | knowledge that you can uncover to share
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| of Christ which represented the love and
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| | during your next holiday gathering.
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