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"Lets Blow this thing and go home!"

by: jedi_abba

date posted: Dec 20, 2005 8:06 PM

Christmas Blog

Like I said in my Thanksgiving blog I am going to try and make a blog about every major holiday...well here we go, a Christmas blog! Just like the Thanksgiving blog I made I will tell a bit about the origins of Christmas...and some of the Christmas traditions!

The word Christmas comes from the words Cristes maesse, or "Christ's Mass." Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus for members of the Christian religion. Most historians peg the first celebration of Christmas to Rome in 336 A.D.

One of the best things about Christmas for the little younglings must be Santa Claus! Yes for us older ones the best thing about Christmas must be being able to be with our family members.

Santa Claus was adapted from a bishop in Turkey by the name of St. Nicholas. He was raised by a set of wealthy parents and later on when he grew up he told many about the story of Christ and helped fill his country with Christmas spirit.

It was only appropriate that Santa Claus be named after St. Nicholas. Now Santa helps spread Christmas joy in a different way than St. Nicholas did.

Some random Christmas Facts
* In Hawaii, Christmas starts with the coming of the Christmas Tree Ship.

* "Jingle Bells" was first written for Thanksgiving and then became one of the most popular Christmas songs.

* If you received all of the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas", you would receive 364 presents.

* The first state to recognize the Christmas holiday officially was Alabama

* Christmas became a national holiday in America on June, 26, 1870.
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Well that blog was rather long, but if anyone read it I hoped you enjoyed it

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Merry Christmas,
Jedi Abba

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	Rayten Rayten's Realm
date Posted: Dec 20, 2005 8:13 PM It's not really that long and it made for a nice read. Merry Christmas.

	macewindu882 Don't Go All Chewie On Me!
date Posted: Dec 20, 2005 9:27 PM Hope you have a Merry Christmas......and a Happy New Year.

	Michelle1968 M68- Star Wars Kid at Heart
date Posted: Dec 20, 2005 10:36 PM This is where the fun begins..................

	jedi_abba "Lets Blow this thing and go home!"
date Posted: Dec 20, 2005 10:54 PM Thanks for the replys everyone. I enjoyed writing it, and I should have one up for New years.

	darthlando22 The Starship Enterprise
date Posted: Dec 21, 2005 4:06 AM Merry Christmas jedi abba, I enjoyed your fanfiction!

	yodafueva Journal of a mad SW and HP fan
date Posted: Dec 21, 2005 5:56 AM merry christmas ! join the jedi forum rebels.myfreeforum.org

	21212121212 "So be it.......21212121212"
date Posted: Dec 21, 2005 7:09 AM Seasons Greetings jedi_abba! I liked this blog man! Merry Christmas!

	Jediknight D
date Posted: Dec 21, 2005 9:20 AM Merry Christmas everyone! I hope all have a good one!

	mubos
date Posted: Dec 21, 2005 4:39 PM I do like ramdon facts and i have one you missed: the pine tree became the offical christmas tree when prince albert (queen victoria's husband) shipped a few over to decorate with. Merry Crimbo to all, and for all some good wine!

	jedi_abba "Lets Blow this thing and go home!"
date Posted: Dec 21, 2005 7:21 PM Thanks for the fact Mubos. Very random and useful.

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