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Crazy Things That Happened On Christmas Day In History


The Craziest Things That Happened On Christmas Day Throughout History
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By Marina Manoukian/Dec. 19, 2020 9:06 pm EDT
Although some people associate December 25th with Christmas, there are so many different things that have happened on December 25th throughout history, some associated with Christmas and some having very little to do with it. With other events, it s unclear whether or not December 25th was deliberately chosen.
The first recorded celebration of Christmas occurred in the year 336 AD, but at that point it wasn t an official Roman state festival yet. At the time, Saturnalia was also celebrated around the same time, and as Christianity grew in popularity, the two celebrations were unified to make things easier. And within 2,000 years, almost every printed calendar started denoting December 25th as Christmas. ....

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