- The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter "X," they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas.
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- The world's largest church is located in Yamoussoukro, which is the capital of Cote d'Ivoire, Africa.
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- The first translation of the Bible into English was in 1382 A.D., by John Wycliff.
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- The Shroud of Turin is the single most studied artifact in human history.
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- Ukrainian people celebrate Christmas on January 7th, which is the Orthodox Christmas Day.
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- In 1747, the first American mention of the Christmas tree occurred. However, it was a not a tree but instead a pyramid made out of wood and decorated with apples and evergreen boughs.
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- In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word "not" out of the seventh commandment, which then read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." This legendary book is now known as the "Wicked Bible."
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- The famous Christmas song "Jingle Bells" was written for a Thanksgiving program in 1857 by James Pierpont. At the time, the song was called "The One-Horse Open Sleigh."
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