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TRIVIA TODAY - Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Greetings Infomaniacs,
It's hard to believe that Christmas Eve is less than a day
away! I am done shopping, wrapping, and baking, and ready to
enjoy spending time with the people I love. My boyfriend and
I are planning to visit both of our families, which will make
for a busy, but enjoyable holiday. I love being able to visit
with loved ones, play with my adorable little cousins, and of
course, eat delicious food!
Have a very merry Christmas!
Enjoy!
Melissa
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and
behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.?
HINT: (1898-1993), Protestant preacher and author (most
notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor
of the theory of "positive thinking".
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RANDOM TIDBITS
The modern Christmas tree was likely born in the 8th
century, when St. Boniface was converting the Germanic
tribes. The tribes worshipped oak trees, decorating them
for the winter solstice. St. Boniface cut down an enormous
oak tree, that was central to the worship of a particular
tribe, but a fir tree grew in its place. The evergreen was
offered as a symbol of Christianity, which the newly
converted Germans began decorating for Christmas.
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Prince Albert, who was German, introduced the Christmas tree
to England after his marriage to Queen Victoria in 1840.
German immigrants to Pennsylvania brought Christmas trees to
America.
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The Druids believed mistletoe fell from heaven and grew onto
a tree that sprang from Earth. Mistletoe thus represented
the joining of heaven and earth, and God's reconciliation
with mankind. A kiss under mistletoe symbolized acceptance
and reconciliation.
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VIDEO CLIP
Christmas House
When it comes to decorating your house for Christmas, this
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Patron saint of children and sailors, Saint Nicholas was a
4th-century bishop from Asia Minor. He was famous for giving
gifts to children. His feast day, December 6, became a
children's holiday in Holland, where he is known as Sint
Nikolaas. English colonists in New York (previously the Dutch
colony of New Amsterdam) called him ?Santa Claus? because
they couldn't pronounce the Dutch name. The English began
celebrating the feast day on Christmas.
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Kriss Kringle, another name for Santa Claus, developed in
Germany around 1600. German Protestants recognized December
25, the birth of the Christ child, Christkindl, as the time
to give gifts. ?Christkindl? evolved into ?Kriss Kringle.?
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In the Netherlands and Germany, the Santa Claus figure
often rode through the sky on a horse to deliver presents
to children. He often wore a bishop's robes and was sometimes
accompanied by Black Peter, an elf who whipped naughty
children. In addition to the tradition of Saint Nicholas,
the three Wise Men gave gifts to the baby Jesus, starting
the Christmas gift tradition.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
I have an eye but cannot see. I am stronger and faster than
any person alive, yet I have no limbs.
What am I?
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Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
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your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and
behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.?
ANSWER: Norman Vincent Peale.
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