MERRY CHRISTMAS!

***Fun Fact - Caroling comes from the old English custom of "wassailing". Villagers would go door to door toasting their neighbors with health and good fortune.
***Fun Fact - The custom of sending Christmas cards originated in England in 1842.
***Fun Fact - Rudolph might have been named Reginald or Rollo, other names Robert May, a copywriter for Montgomery Wards, considered when he wrote the story in 1939.
***Fun Fact - All of Santa's reindeer must be female since male reindeer lose their antlers in early winter but females retain theirs until spring.
***Fun Fact - The custom of the wreath comes from ancient Rome where branches of evergreen were exchanged to wish friends good health in the New Year.
***Fun Fact - The poinsettia flower, known as the "flower of the holy night", was first brought to the U.S. by the Ambassador to Mexico, Joel Poinsett, in 1829.
***Fun Fact - The Celts believed mistletoe had magical powers. They used it to ward off evil and to bring good luck.
***Fun Fact - Instead of hanging stockings, Dutch children put shoes out to be filled with treats from mid november until december 5th (the birthday of St Nicholas.)
***Fun Fact - Imitation spiders are a popular decoration on Ukranian trees. Finding a spider web on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck.
***Fun Fact - In the Greek alphabet, X is the letter Chi (which is the first letter of Christ's name). This is where we get the abreviated name Xmas.