Christmas vocabulary by Julia Kupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1 en-us 2020-12-18 10:52:21 UTC 2020-12-18 12:28:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f320.png What kind of feathers did they use to make artificial Christmas trees? juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030851544 The feathers was dyed green.]]> 2020-12-18 10:56:13 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030851544 What meat did they use to make Christmas pudding? juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030862265 Meat did they use to make Christmas pudding is beef and mutton.]]> 2020-12-18 11:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030862265 When did the candy cane get its stripes? juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030872549 Candy cane in 1900 got stripes.]]> 2020-12-18 11:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030872549 What was the original title of Jingle Bells? juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030881151 The One Horse Open Sleigh it was original title of Jingle Bells.]]> 2020-12-18 11:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030881151 Where did the Norse children leave thetreats? juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030897225 Children would leave hay and treats out for Sleipner in hopes that Odin would stop by their houses on his travels and leave gifts.]]> 2020-12-18 11:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030897225 Where did tinsel come from? juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030902075 The tinsel probably from to Germany.]]> 2020-12-18 11:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030902075 Who sent the first Christmas cards? juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030905589  Henry Cole, sent the first Christmas card in 1843.]]> 2020-12-18 11:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030905589 What are the names of the reindeer? juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030907094 1.Rudolph
2.Dasher
3.Vixen
4.Cupido
5.Blitzen
6.Comet
7.Prancer
8.Donner
9.Dancer]]> 2020-12-18 11:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030907094 Fact 1 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030936693 “Jingle Bells” was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.]]> 2020-12-18 11:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030936693 Fact 2 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030942510 In the Netherlands, Sinterklaas (the Dutch version of Santa Claus) arrives from Spain, not from the North Pole.]]> 2020-12-18 12:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030942510 Fact 3 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030943909 Two weeks before Christmas is the one of the two most popular times for couples to break up.]]> 2020-12-18 12:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030943909 Fact 4 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030944557 Japanese people traditionally eat at KFC for Christmas dinner. ]]> 2020-12-18 12:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030944557 Fact 5 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030945575 Iceland has 13 Santas and an old lady who kidnaps children]]> 2020-12-18 12:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030945575 Fact 6 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030946922 The tradition of Christmas tress goes all the way back to ancient Egyptians and Romans, who marked the winter solstice with evergreens as a reminder that spring would return.]]> 2020-12-18 12:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030946922 Fact 7 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030951325 Before Coca-Cola got in on it, Santa used to look a lot less jolly — even spooky.]]> 2020-12-18 12:08:33 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030951325 Fact 8 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030953345  Dried-out Christmas trees spark about a hundred fires each year, cause an average of 10 deaths, and result in $15.7 million in property damage .Not only will an errant spark ruin your holiday, it can put both you and responding firefighters in danger.]]> 2020-12-18 12:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030953345 Fact 9 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030974431 The holiday flora is an ancient symbol of fertility and virility .]]> 2020-12-18 12:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030974431 Fact 10 juliakupracz https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030976677 Tinsel was invented in 1610 in Germany and was originally spun from real silver, making it far from the chintzy decoration it is now. It also has an edgy history. The U.S. government once banned tinsel because it contained poisonous lead.]]> 2020-12-18 12:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/juliakupracz/tho8rsmoij42dbt1/wish/1030976677