5 days to Christmas! Is everybody ready?
The
shop is now on a short break for Christmas. It is too late to
post anything and I need to concentrate on organising our festive
preparations. I am so looking forward to Christmas!
Since
there is not a lot happening on that front, I thought it might be fun
to do something different today. Most of us like trivia of one kind
or another, and many of us like Christmas, so how about a little
compilation of Christmas Trivia?
The
Three Wise Men – A well-known aspect of the Christmas story, except
that the bible never actually states the number of wise men.
Jingle
Bells was written by James Lord Pierpont. It was originally called
'One Horse Open Sleigh' and was actually created for Thanksgiving
entertainment for a Sunday school in Georgia.
Mince
pies – these were originally made from minced meat, fruit and
spices. Back in the time of the Tudors, these used to be called
'shred' or 'shrid' pies. It doesn't seem to matter much what the meat
was, either. Rabbit, mutton, and beef were all used, and in the 16th
century many recipes used 'neats' or beef tongue.
Boxing
Day traditionally gets its name from the practice of giving money (or
sometimes gifts) to the needy, or those in service jobs. Priests used
to open the church's Alms (or charity) boxes on December 26 and
distributed funds to the poor.
'Good
King Wenceslas Looked Out On the Feast Of Stephen' - The Feast of
Stephen is another name for Boxing Day. St Stephen was the first
Christian martyr, who died in 34 AD.
Happy
Christmas, everyone!
