9 common practices on Christmas

Every year, in December of the year, most of the countries in the world celebrate Christmas, which is a great holiday for Catholics. On these days, in addition to decorating the house and cooking delicious dishes for the family to gather together, people also have gifts for each other on Christmas day such as giving cards, hanging on the fireplace, pages. Christmas decorations . are common customs all over the world during the Christmas season.

Christmas card : The first card created by Henry Cole and John Horsley in 1843 to encourage people to use the postal service. Each card costs 1 shillings (equivalent to £ 5.75 today), while the price tag is 1 cent (equivalent to 40 cents today). The development of printing technology made prices fall, cards became popular in the 1860s. By 1900, the custom of sending Christmas cards spread throughout Europe.

Christmas Tree : The first tree appeared in England after the 1830s, when Prince Albert erected a Christmas tree at Windsor Castle (England) in 1841

Mince pie pie : The first mince pie is made from meat, fruit and spices, inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine brought by the cross. Cakes often have 13 components, representing God and apostles, with oval-like troughs. By Victorian times, meat disappeared from the cake, but beef fat was still used.

Hang up : This custom stems from the legend of Saint Nicholas. Once, the saint sent a bag of gold to the chimney of a poor dowry man for his unmarried daughters. The yellow bag falls down to the socks that are being exposed. The Dutch then called Saint Nicholas as Sinterklaas, and English readled into Santa Claus.

Christmas firecracker : Tom Smith, a confectioner in London, invented Christmas firecrackers in the late 1840s, inspired by French paper wrappers.

Turkey : Originating from Mexico, the turkey was brought to England for the first time by William Strickland in 1526. King Henry VIII likes turkey and although poultry is a food of the upper classes in the late 19th century, the king gave This dish became popular dish of the middle class on Christmas. Even so, a turkey is then priced at a week's salary

Pudding: The cake originates from medieval times, is a porridge made from wheat. In the mid-17th century, cakes were thicker and used as desserts including eggs, dried fruit and wine.

Mistletoe : Hanging mistletoe at home is an ancient tradition of Christians, helping bring good luck to the homeowners and banishing evil spirits. Beginning in the UK, Catholics also practiced kissing under the mistletoe branch because this tree was also identified with the image of the Goddess of Love.

Christmas Songs : Christmas songs have been written over the centuries, but the most famous is still from Queen Victoria. Bai Jingle bell was composed by musician J.Pierpont but placed in a series of songs in the list of popular American folk songs with the name American song bag. The song Silent Night, the Holy Night originated from Germany under the title Stille Natch, Heiligo Natch was composed by Father Joseph Mohr when the German-Austrian-Prussian war ended.