https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9 en-us 2018-10-16 21:59:28 UTC 2023-08-09 21:15:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png miriammf18 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293620355 "Christmas" is a shortened form of " Christ's mass". It is derived from the Middle English Cristemasse, which is from Old English Crīstesmæsse. Crīst is from Greek Khrīstos, a translation of Hebrew Māšîaḥ, "Messiah", meaning "anointed"; and mæsse is from Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist. In addition to "Christmas", the holiday has been known by various other names throughout its history. ]]> 2018-10-16 22:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293620355 miriammf18 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293623631 1. OFFICIAL COLOURS: The colours of Christmas are green, red and gold. Green represents rebirth and life, red is referred to the blood of Christ and gold is referred to the light, wealth and royalty.
2. MISTLETOE: If you know what mistletoe is, you will have heard about the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe, but the reality is that this plant is much more than that. For the druids, it was a sacred plant because it remained green during the winter and, according to the belief, this plant cured infertility and protected from evil.
3. MAKING CALCULATIONS: According to Unicef, there are 2106 million children in the world, and thus, if we calculate that there are 2.5 children per house on average, Santa Claus should make 842 million stops during Christmas night. This implies that he should do so in 2/10000 seconds and accelerate 20.5 billion meters per second at each stop. The force of this acceleration would instantly kill Santa Claus.]]> 2018-10-16 22:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293623631 miriammf18 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293627375 Although this festivity is eagerly awaited by many children and adults, many others do not like Christmas at all. This fact has been taken to the cinema creating one of the best known Christmas movies "The Grinch".]]> 2018-10-16 22:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293627375 miriammf18 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293630330 Santa Claus is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved ("good" or "nice") children on Christmas Eve (24 December) and the early morning hours of Christmas Day 25 December). Moreover, Santa Claus is also known by other names such as: St. Nicholas, Sinterklaas (used in The Netherlands, but also in Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of France.), Christkindl (celebrated as the bringer of gifts in many countries in Christian worshiping Europe and Latin America.), Ded Moroz ( from Slavic countries. It is also known as Father Frost, is said to be a Winter Wizard.), etc. Thus, Papá Noel, Père Noël, Julenissen, Święty Mikołaj, Άγιος Βασίλης, Babbo Natale,Weihnachtsmann, Ježíšek, jultomten, Moș Crăciun are just a few exampes of Santa in other languages. ]]> 2018-10-16 23:04:42 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293630330 miriammf18 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293633898 Western Christianity celebrates the Magi on the day of Epiphany (January 6) the day following the twelve days of Christmas, particularly in Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay. In these areas, the Three Kings ("los Reyes Magos de Oriente") receive letters from children and so bring them gifts on the night before Epiphany. In Spain, each one of the Magi is supposed to represent one different continent, Europe (Melchior), Asia (Caspar) and Africa (Balthasar). According to the tradition, the Magi come from the Orient on their camels to visit the houses of all the children, much like Sinterklaas and Santa Claus with his reindeer elsewhere, they visit everyone in one night. ]]> 2018-10-16 23:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293633898 miriammf18 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293635540 At Christmas, cities and houses are full of lights and Christmas decorations. The traditional colors of Christmas decorations are red, green and gold. Red symbolizes the blood of Jesus, green symbolizes eternal life (and in particular the evergreen tree), and gold is the first color associated with Christmas, as one of the three gifts of the Magi, symbolizing royalty.]]> 2018-10-16 23:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293635540 miriammf18 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293635629 The earliest Christmas hymns appear in fourth-century Rome. The carols have been appearing and spreading throughout the world over the years, being the best known "Silent Night" and "Jingle Bells", carols that have subsequently been translated into other languages ​​such as Spanish. Over the years, other modern versions emerged like "All I want for Christmas" by Mariah Carey.]]> 2018-10-16 23:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293635629 miriammf18 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293759870 The Christmas tree is considered by some as Christianisation of pagan tradition and ritual surrounding the Winter Solstice, which included the use of evergreen boughs, and an adaptation of pagan tree worship. ]]> 2018-10-17 10:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293759870 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293853136 2018-10-17 13:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293853136 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293854370 "Saint Nicholas' Day, observed on December 6 in Western Christian countries and Romania, December 5 in the Netherlands and December 19 in Eastern Christian countries, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas. It is celebrated as a Christian festival with particular regard to his reputation as a bringer of gifts, as well as through the attendance of Mass, liturgy, or worship services(...)"]]> 2018-10-17 14:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293854370 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293857047 2018-10-17 14:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293857047 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293857874 Brenda Lee- Rockin' around the Christmas tree]]> 2018-10-17 14:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/293857874 Yolanda06 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/294040583 2018-10-17 18:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/294040583 Yolanda06 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/294043013 2018-10-17 18:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/294043013 Yolanda06 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/294047075 2018-10-17 18:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/294047075 Yolanda06 https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/294048246 2018-10-17 18:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/miriammf18/drwktcxg5vh9/wish/294048246