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True or False statements about Christmas

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The tradition of gift-giving during Christmas dates back to ancient Rome.

True.

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The first Christmas cards were sold in London in 1443.

False. The first Christmas cards were sold in London in 1843.

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Santa Claus wore green instead of red.

True. He started wearing red because of Coca-Cola!

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The busiest shopping day of the year is the Christmas Eve.

False. It's actually the Saturday before Christmas. This day is known as "Panic Saturday."

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Gift cards are the most popular gift item during Christmas shopping.

True.

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"Jingle Bells" was originally a Thanksgiving song.

True. It was written by James Lord Piermont in 1857 for his church's Thanksgiving concert.

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Santa Claus has his own postal code in the United States.

False. He has his own postal code in Canada, it's "H0H 0H0."

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In Japan, it's tradition for people to enjoy a Kentucky fried Christmas.

True.

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The first Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was actually small.

True. These days, the famous tree features more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights.

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Santa Clause "moved" to the North Pole in the 1800s.

True. At the time, there had recently been a series of expeditions to the Arctic, and the North Pole was thought of as a mythical, magical place.

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The abbreviation "Xmas" is a recent word.

False. The word actually dates back to the mid-1500s, and gets its roots from the Greek letter X—which is the first letter in the Greek word for Christ.

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We have kissed under the mistletoe for 100 years.

False. It comes from Norse mythology. Frigg, the goddess of love, promised to kiss anyone who passed under the berry-laden plant after it saved her son's life.

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