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"Santa Claus is generally depicted as a portly, joyous, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white fur-cuffed red trousers, who carries a bag full of gifts for children. Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas is a legendary figure of Western culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well-behaved children on Christmas Eve.



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After Christmas Card,kids are espicially waiting for christmas gifts.The three wise men in the story of Christmas carried gold, frankincense and myrrh.



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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 the Christmas and holiday season.The traditional greeting reads "wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year".



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Some households do not put up the tree until the second week of December, and leave it up until 6 January (Epiphany).In Roman Catholic homes the tree may be kept until February 2.Beside the crib, the Christmas tree, with its twinkling lights, reminds us that with the birth of Jesus the tree of life has blossomed a new in the desert of humanity.



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The modern Christmas tree tradition, though, is believed to have begun in Germany in the 18th century.It acquired popularity beyond Germany during the second half of the 19th century, at first among the upper classes.Martin Luther who is said to have first added lighted candles to an evergreen tree



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Christmas decorations have been carried our since a long time.Liturgically, this is done in some parishes through a Hanging of the Greens ceremony.The traditional colours of Christmas are pine green (evergreen), snow white, and heart red



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