General Chat

who was father christmas's dad? why do we have to eat turkey for christmas dinner? who invented the christmas tree/dec's? sorry folk's he is only 8 if you could help me answer these qustion's i'd be greatful thank you

Duh - Grandfather Christmas!

that one work's oh no phillip not another 1 mum where dose your lap go when you stand up?

falls into your knees!

try www(.)soon(.)org(.)uk/christmas or else google/jeeves Christmas traditions Maz. XX

Blame the Yanks for Turky it uses to be Goose but turkys were esayer to breed/ keep and grow bigger faster.

I think Queen Victoria started the whole Christmas Tree thing, but I could be wrong...

Xmas Decs have been going for centerys. It was all to do with the winter solstese (shortest day. By the way that was Yesterday) when Holly Ivy and Misstletoe were used Thing changed in Victorian time when sticky paper was usesd to make chains. improving all the time untill you get to now

Bringing greenery nto the house is an old tradition to remind people in the long winter months (imagine a long time ago when things were only candle-lit) that spring would return and it would be sunny again. The Christmas tree is a German tradition which took hold in this country when Prince Albert introduced it on his marriage to Queen Vic. Father Christmas is mixed up, but his dad is obviously Grandfather Christmas. nell

I thought it was the Danes who started decorating trees? could be wrong

Just looked at various website about this. Evergreens have been worshipped as far back as the Egyptians. Pagans from all over Europe (thus including Danes) brought trees indoors to celebrate the winter solstice. Germans started making a big thing about Xmas trees and they were introduced big time here by prince A. The Norwegians give us a tree for Trafalgar Square to thank us for their help in WW2 every year. There's also a legend that St Boniface condemmed a group of pagans for worshipping an oak tree, whereapon it turned into a fir tree. nell

prince albert (queen vic husbands) introduced th christmas tre from Germany

hmm. so we all celebrate christmas like good pagans? sounds about right, after all, the days of the week are named from pagan gods (norse I think).

thank you you have made him happy(till the next qustion he think's of that is )

Christmas has been tacked on to the original pagan festivities. As Jesus' parents neglected to register his birth properly no-one knows His exact birthday! A lot of things we associate with Christian celebrations (such as giving rings in marriage) are non-Christian in origin. nell

Hi Joanne My grandson had me looking at this site today www(.)noradsanta(.)org It has all things about Santa and St Nicholas and is in English French, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese and on Christmas Eve the kids will be able to track his Journey Bren

I think the days of the week are named after Sun Moon Tyr Woden Thor Frigga Saturn (That said, I'm not sure when the words Sun and Moon entered the English language.)

Martin Luther was the first to decorate a Christmas tree with lighted candels