Weird Holiday Facts

12/21/2022

By Wendy Barry, Grade 6

Black Friday isn't the busiest shopping day, it's two days before Christmas!
A popular Christmas tradition in Japan is to eat KFC for Christmas dinner. Most people have to order two months early if they want some!
One in three men wait to do their Christmas shopping 'till Christmas Eve!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree was originally recorded by a 13-year-old girl!
"Jingle Bells" was originally a Thanksgiving song.
The largest menorah is 32 feet tall and 4,000 pounds!
Over 17.5 million jelly donuts are consumed throughout Israel during Hanukkah.
People used to elect a child to run the church on Christmas Day.
Reindeer can see in the dark!
The tallest Christmas tree is 221 feet tall.
Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday, not a religious one.
Oklahoma declared Christmas a "legal holiday" in 1907, making it the last state to make it one.
A toilet brush company made the first artificial tree's branches!
100 years ago, people used to tell ghost stories on Christmas Eve - that's why in the song "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year", a line says: "There'll be scary ghost stories..."
During the holidays, almost $6,000 are spent on ugly sweaters.
Santa is 1,751 years old as of 2022.
During the holiday season, 28 lego sets are sold every second.
25% of people give up on their New Year's resolutions by the 2nd week of January.
Only 2% of Americans celebrate Kwanzaa.

Sources

https://icebreakerideas.com/christmas-facts

https://www.insider.com/hanukkah-facts-history-jewish-holiday

https://www.tctimes.com/30-holiday-facts-we-ll-bet-you-didn-t-know/article

https://www.todayslifeonline.com/parent-resources/blog/ten-fun-new-years-facts-traditions

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/old-santa-claus-heres-everything

https://bestlifeonline.com/christmas-facts

https://www.goodnet.org/articles/9-heartwarming-winter-fun-facts