Dec 25th facts
While investigating facts about Dec 25th, I found out little known, but curios details like:
On Dec 25th (Christmas), a town in Peru celebrates 'Takanakuy'. Men, women and children settle grudges from the past year with a fist fight in the town center. After the fight, fighters will drink alcohol to numb the pain and bring in the New Year.
On Dec. 25th, 1914, the first year of WW1 - Germans v British - Both sides crawled out of their trenches and met half way to play an innocent Christmas game of football/soccer as a display of truce. Germans beat the British 3-2 before resuming fighting the next day.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 4 of the best facts about Dec 25th I managed to collect.
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Whatever day of the week May 1st falls on is the same day Dec. 25th falls on. Every year.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas starts on Dec 25th and ends Jan 5. Here's to seeing trees and decorations up since thanksgiving thrown out on the 26th.
