INTRIGUING HOLIDAY FACTS THAT YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT
Added on: 25th Dec 2016
THE UPS DELIVERS 20 BILLION CARDS AND
PACKAGES THROUGHOUT THE HOLIDAY SEASON
THE LOSCHNER FAMILY OF GERMANY HAS THE
LARGEST NUTCRACKER COLLECTION, AMASSING
OVER 4,000 OF THE WOODEN TOYS!
THE FIRST CANDY CANE IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN
CREATED IN GERMANY IN THE 1600'S. NOWADAYS,
ALMOST TWO BILLION CANDY CANES ARE
PRODUCED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
THE WORLD'S LARGEST GINGERBREAD MAN
WEIGHS 466 POUNDS!
EACH YEAR, 33 MILLION REAL CHRISTMAS TREES
ARE SOLD. THAT'S NOT EVEN COUNTING
ARTIFICIAL TREES!
KWANZAA CELEBRATES AFRICAN-AMERICAN
CULTURE AND IS CELEBRATED FROM DECEMBER
26 THROUGH JANUARY 1. KWANZAA IS A
SWAHILI WORD THAT MEANS, "FIRST FRUITS
OF THE HARVEST," AND THE HOLIDAY
CELEBRATES SEVEN IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES:
UNITY, SELF-DETERMINATION, COLLECTIVE WORK
AND RESPONSIBILITY, COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS,
PURPOSE, CREATIVITY AND FAITH.
THE AVERAGE BRIT SPENDS ALMOST £868 ON
HOLIDAY SHOPPING
US SHOPPERS SPEND FIVE BILLION DOLLARS
ON CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR PETS!
17.5 MILLION SUFGANIYOT (DONUTS) ARE
ENJOYED IN ISRAEL DURING HANUKKAH.
ENJOYING THE SWEET TREAT DURING
THE HOLIDAYS COMMEMORATES
THE MIRACLE OF OIL
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