16th December

Merry Christmas

Decorating the Christmas Tree

Web Quest ( True/False/Not Proven)

1. Jesus was born on December 25th - Not Proven

http://www.aaiil.org/text/articles/light/jc25dec.shtml

2. The Bible says that exactly three wise men travelled from afar on camels to visit the infant Jesus as he lay in the manger.- Not Proven

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Did_the_three_wise_men_travel_on_camels_to_see_Jesus&alreadyAsked=1&rtitle=Did_three_wise_men_travel_to_see_jesus

3. Two of Santa's reindeer were originally named 'Dunder' and 'Blixem,' not 'Donner' and 'Blitzen.'- True

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Were_Santa

4. Poinsettia plants are poisonous to humans.- False

http://gardening.about.com/od/winterinthegarden/a/Poinsettia_2.htm

5. The name of Boxing Day comes from the need to rid the house of empty boxes the day after Christmas. - False

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/boxingday.asp

6. Christmas cards date to 1843. - True

http://www.annieshomepage.com/chcard.html

7. The tradition of the Christmas tree dates back to the days of the Egyptians, Romans, and Druids. - False

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_christmas_trees_go_back_to_egyptians_romans_and_druids

8. Rudolph was one of Santa's original reindeer - False

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/rudolph.asp

9. The term 'Xmas' is an abbreviation of Christmas. It has no other meaning. - False

http://archshrk.com/2005/12/the-meaning-of-xmas

10. The Original Father Christmas was Christian- True

http://www.ministryoffun.net/santahistory.htm

11. The red and white striped candy canes represent a shepherd's crook- True, http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_candy_canes_have_stripes

12. The word 'carol' originally referred to a ring-dance which meant a song that could be danced to -

13. Father Christmas is the same as Santa Claus -

14 Holly is a traditional decoration at Christmas because its spikes are meant to represent the Crown of Thorns -

15. Some people dread Christmas because they suffer from 'Pogonophobia' - a fear of beards.-

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