Christianity – Neko Random

Fun Fact: More Meaning Behind the Twelve Days of Christmas?

While the Twelve Days of Christmas song has no confirmed meaning other than what it states, a lot Christians believe there are code-words in the whole song. For example it’s believed that the partridge in the pear tree symbolizes Jesus and the ten lords a-leaping represents the Ten Commandments.

Fun Fact: Why December 25th is Christmas

While the Bible gives no exact date for the birth of Jesus, it was officially declared December 25th by Pope Julius I in the year 350.

Fun Fact: When The Puritans Banned Christmas

Puritans in America and England had once forbade Christmas on a wide-scale. Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell did so (a very unpopular move in England) considering the event as wasteful and pagan. Even attending mass was taboo.

Fun Fact: What The X In Xmas Stands For

Xmas seems like a dumb shorterning when you can’t have enough room sometimes for Christmas but did you know there was more thought to Xmas than you’d believe? X is identical to the Greek letter Chi which is the first letter of the word Χριστός which means Christ in Greek.

Fun Fact: Puritans Being No Friend To Ireland

While the story of the first Thanksgiving describes the people on the Mayflower ship looking a new place for religious freedom, they ironically didn’t practice much tolerance themselves. One of the senior leaders, Edward Winslow returned to England to serve in government when the Puritan Oliver Cromwell abolished the monarchy. Cromwell was no friend toContinue reading “Fun Fact: Puritans Being No Friend To Ireland”