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2. Christmas cracker - Wikipedia

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   Christmas crackers. Christmas crackers are festive table decorations that make a snapping sound when pulled open, and typically contain a small gift, paper hat and a joke. They are part of Christmas celebrations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Commonwealth countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa .

3. Party favor - Wikipedia

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   At the Christmas and holiday season, a popular favor is a Christmas cracker that combines a saltpeter charge and a prize inside a cardboard tube. Tom Smith, traditionally considered to be an inventor of the crackers, also made them for other occasions like world fairs and overseas trips by British monarchs. [6]

4. White elephant gift exchange - Wikipedia

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   A man "steals" a gift in a white elephant gift exchange, while its previous owner is reluctant to relinquish it. A white elephant gift exchange, [1] Yankee swap [2] or Dirty Santa [3] [nb 1] is a party game where amusing and impractical gifts are exchanged during festivities. The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain party ...

5. Christmas traditions - Wikipedia

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   Christmas traditions include a variety of customs, religious practices, rituals, and folklore associated with the celebration of Christmas. Many of these traditions vary by country or region, while others are practiced virtually identically worldwide. Traditions associated with the Christmas holiday are diverse in their origins and nature, with ...

6. Christmas - Wikipedia

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   The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. [3] The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. [4] Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ‎ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; [5] [6] and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the ...

7. 30 Best Christmas Poems That Will Fill Your Hearts With ... - AOL

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   Best Christmas Poems. 1. Jesus Christ Emmanuel. J ourneying to Bethlehem, a long and tiring trek. E very bed was full that night, no matter where they checked. S table is empty, someone said, a ...