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Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December because it is ________
The correct answer is "The pagan Saturnalia Festival of emancipation, gift giving and the triumph of light"
The poem the night before Christmas was written by _________
The correct answer is "a minister"
The evergreen of the Christmas tree symbolizes ___________
The correct answer is "eternal life"
The red stripes on the candy cane symbolize --------------
The correct answer is "the stripes on Jesus' back when he was beaten"
The shape of the candy cane symbolizes ____________
The correct answer is "both 1 and 2"
The origin of Santa Clause goes back to ______________
The correct answer is "1, 2 and 3"
The custom of giving gifts at Christmas goes back to _______
The correct answer is "the three magi"
The song: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" was based on a poem by _________
The correct answer is "Henry Wordsworth Longfellow"
The shortened form "Xmas" was created by _________
The correct answer is "Christians trying to keep Christ in Christmas based on the Greek letter X"