The History of Traditions

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The history of the Santa Claus
Whatever he is called, Santa Claus / Father Christmas / St. Nicholas, He will usually have the same characteristics - that is, he will be an elderly though powerfully bui...

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The history of the Christmas Card
The first Christmas cards went on sale at the offices of Felix Summerley’s ‘Home Treasury’ in Old Bond Street, in London, and they were sold out only days after first app...

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The history of the Christmas Tree
Martin Luther has been credited with the first decorated Christmas tree. It is said he was so impressed by the beauty of the night sky one Christmas Eve, that he returned...

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The history of the Christmas Cracker
The Christmas cracker was the purely English invention of a certain Tom Smith who was by trade a confectioner specialising in wedding cake decorations, for which he gaine...

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The history of the Christmas Carol
According to the biblical account, angels sang the first carol after the birth of Christ. The early Christian church however was an austere and highly moral institution t...

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