Some Fun Facts About Christmas ~ Part One

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I am always interested in fun facts. I hope you are too because here are a few about Christmas: * The first Christmas happened in Rome in 336 AD. * All the total gifts from the Twelve Days of Christmas song would equal 364 gifts. * More than 3 billion Christmas cards are sent out each year in the U.S. alone. * Brazil's massive floating metal Christmas tree set a world record in December 2007. It is a staggering 278 feet and 10 inches tall and is lit by almost 3 million lights. It is brought out each year as part of the Rio De Janeiro's Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. * In Ukraine spiders are symbols of good luck at Christmas time. Families often add spider web ornaments to their trees as a nod to a lovely seasonal story about the critters once using their silky string to decorate the tree of a poor widow and her children. The picture is from my collection.