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  2. Christmas card - Wikipedia

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    A 19th-century American Christmas card. A Christmas card is a greeting card sent as part of the traditional celebration of Christmas in order to convey between people a range of sentiments related to Christmastide and the holiday season. Christmas cards are usually exchanged during the weeks preceding Christmas Day by many people (including ...

  3. Christmas traditions - Wikipedia

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    Christmas traditions. Children depicted pulling a Christmas cracker in a 19th-century English Christmas card. 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 ...

  4. Observance of Christmas by country - Wikipedia

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    Christmas is a public holiday in Macau. Its traditions are mostly influenced by the Portuguese since the territory was a colony of Portugal until December 20, 1999. Casinos in Macau remain open on Christmas Day. Christmas masses in Macau's Catholic churches are held in either Chinese, Cantonese, English or Portuguese.

  5. John Callcott Horsley - Wikipedia

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    John Callcott Horsley. John Callcott Horsley RA (29 January 1817 – 18 October 1903) was a British academic painter of genre and historical scenes, illustrator, and designer of the first Christmas card. He was a member of the artist's colony in Cranbrook .

  6. Greeting card - Wikipedia

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    A greeting card is a piece of card stock, usually with an illustration or photo, made of high quality paper featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, such as Halloween, they are also sent to convey thanks or express ...

  7. Christmas cracker - Wikipedia

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    Christmas crackers traditionally contain a colourful crown-shaped hat made of tissue paper, a small toy, a plastic model, or a trinket, and a small strip of paper with a motto, a joke, a riddle, or a piece of trivia. [3] The paper hats, with the appearance of crowns, are usually worn at Christmas dinner. The tradition of wearing festive hats is ...

  8. Christmas in Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    Indonesia has approximately 28 million Christians, of which about 70% are Protestant and 30% are Roman Catholics. [1] In regions with a Christian majority, both Protestants and Catholics celebrate Christmas with ceremonies and local food. [2] In big cities, shopping centers are decorated with plastic Christmas trees and Santa Claus figures ...

  9. Christmas - Wikipedia

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

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