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There’s so much to celebrate during Christmas’ holidays, especially those whom you love. The holidays are a great time to reconnect with friends and family, and to share the Christmas spirit! You can use yuilop to call, text, or share multimedia with all the important people in your life. Start a group chat with your family or friends to say Merry Christmas, or share some photos of your new gifts. Wherever you are this Christmas, you can stay connected with yuilop.
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It’s often said that the image of Santa Claus as it is known today originated from the Coca Cola company massive spread of it through a publicity campaign in 1931. At this time they selected red and white to represent the christmas spirit, and added some reindeer as pets (originally they were white horses). In fact this image of Santa Claus has existed since 1886, but it wasn’t until the Coca Cola campaign almost 50 years later that it became commonly known and recognized.
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The character of Santa Claus seems to have its origins in a rich and noble Turkish man who wanted to help a family in ruin. To save the family’s three daughters and guarantee a dowry for their marriages, he gave them three sacks of gold coins. As he found the window of their room closed, he went down the chimney to leave their gifts. From this story the legend that Santa leaves his gifts delivered this peculiar way was born.
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Why is Christmas celebrated on December 25? It was Pope Julius I in 337 AD who decided that this would be the day of celebration, meant to signify the time when days begin to get longer and there are more hours of daylight than darkness. This date was elected by the Roman Church in the West while the East they celebrated the birth of Jesus on January 6.
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So why do we decorate our christmas trees? This tradition dates back to ancient Egypt where the pyramids, we use lights around our trees in a similar fashion as the Ancient Egyptians did to celebrate the sun god.
- The tradition of exchanging gifts dates back to when the Romans, after the feast of Saturnalia, used to give honey, figs and such details in honor of a tradition created by the founder of Rome, Romolo.
