The history of Christmas - статья по прочим предметам

 

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  • This was when the master or mistress of the house would give the employees their Christmas boxes.
  • The tradition of winter festivals is a long-standing one.
  • According to legend, Martin Luther decorated trees with candles to reflect the beauty of the stars.
  • In England, the tradition was resurrected by Prince Albert in 1841.
  • Mistletoe was often used by druids.
  • The original model for Santa, was Saint Nicholas, the bishop of Myra.
  • According to legend, he brought a dowry for three girls, who were too poor to find husbands.
  • Whilst they were sleeping he put the gift in their stockings, which were hanging by the fire to dry.
  • There are currently two main theories about where the tradition and name of ‘Boxing Day’ came from.
  • The concept of celebrating the dawn of the New Year goes back a very long way indeed.
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