What you might didn't know about Christmas...

We have already passed another Christmas. Did you sing carols, go to church, play Santa Claus or just simply overeat during past 3 days? Those should be the known activities besides visiting of family and friends.

Here is some staff you might didn’t know about Christmas:

-          Nowadays Santa Claus is a hybrid of English Father Christmas, Central European Ghost of Christmas, Danish Yule dwarf, Scandinavian old god Odin, bishop St. Nicholas and Russia Father Frost. His red and white coat was created to promote Coca-Cola in USA in the beginning of 30’s 20^th Century.

-          It is just white lie that Jesus was born on 24^th December. According to Bible and other old scripts he was born between 3rd and 7^th December or maybe earlier in autumn in year “0” plus minus 70 years. The birthday of Jesus Christ was implemented onto 24^th December to give to the ancient pagan Midwinter feast some Christian reason.

-          During Christmas an average European and/or American gain 4-5kg body weight since during Christmas time even the hardest fitness freaks or dieters are making and exception and eat and drink in average 400Kcal every day between 22^nd December and the 6^th January.

-          The applications for divorce increase before and soon after Christmas in Europe. The pre-Christmas stress and Christmas parties are often the reason; however the divorce is always announced to the couple’s children after the Christmas.

-          Fires and other house accidents increase significantly during the Christmas time and New Year’s Eve.

-          Every 10^th European or/and American applies for bank loan for the Christmas presents. And the value of Christmas presents is exceeding the family budget standards in almost every European or/and American family.

-          Every second person celebrating Christmas is feeling stress or/and depression before and during Christmas and promises her/himself that “next year it will be without any meaningless stress.

-          2 of 3 persons celebrating Christmas regret the money spent in presents and food as well as the gained kilos/pounds and promises her/himself that “next year they will not eat and drink so much during Christmas and won’t buy so many unnecessary presents since they give more than they receive.

-          Children are so possessed and excited during the Christmas Eve so that they are not able to eat anything and play or watch TV easily in peace.

-          In Europe (at least) 50% of received Christmas presents are returned to the shops since they are not fitting or the recipient already has it.

Personally I’m not the one who is sending the divorce application or returning Christmas presents to the shops. But I do regret the pound I gained during Christmas. But honestly, after hearing about other people’s feasts and championships in eating, one pound is really not a big deal.

Still there is the New Year’s Eve to go…