1. A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig and mustard.
2. In Germany, Christmas Eve is said to be a magical time when the pure in heart can hear animals talking.
3. Santa Claus has 2 addresses, Edinburgh and the North Pole. Lettersaddressed to ‘Toyland’ or ‘Snowland’ go to Edinburgh, but letters addressed to ‘the North Pole’ have to be sent there because there really is such a place!
4. The Greeks celebrate Christmas on January 7, according to the old Julian calendar, while Xmas presents are opened on New Year's Day.
5. US scientists calculated that Santa would have to visit 822 homes a second to deliver all the world's presents on Christmas Eve, traveling at 650 miles a second.
6. The traditional three colors of Christmas are green, red, and gold. Green has long been a symbol of life and rebirth; red symbolizes the blood of Christ, and gold represents light as well as wealth and royalty.
7. There are 13 Santas in Iceland, each leaving a gift for children. They come down from the mountain one by one, starting on December 12 and have names like Spoon Licker, Door Sniffer and Meat Hook.
8. In Poland, spiders or spider webs are common Christmas trees decorations because according to legend, a spider wove a blanket for Baby Jesus. In fact, Polish people consider spiders to be symbols of goodness and prosperity at Christmas.
9. French peasants believed that babies who come into the world on Christmas are born with the gift of prophecy.
10. In the Czech Republic, they enjoy dinners of fish soup and eggs. The number of people at the table must be even, or the one without a partner will die next year.
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