Send a Holiday eCard

Wish your friends and family the happiest holiday season. Let them know you care with a personalized eCard that includes your choice of holiday "did you know?" trivia.

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• Santa Claus is based on St. Nicholas, a devout bishop who lived in Turkey over 1,500 years ago. He was famous for his generosity to the poor and the sick, and especially to children.Source: Christmas Holiday Scrapbook
• The tradition of decorating with evergreens has been around since ancient cultures like the Romans and Vikings celebrated the winter solstice. But the Germans were the first to decorate trees in their homes for Christmas. They trimmed fir trees with apples, flowers, colored paper, and candles.Source: Christmas Holiday Scrapbook
• In Holland, Santa is called Sinterklaas and he travels on a white horse. Children leave out wooden shoes filled with straw and carrots for the horse. In return, Santa fills the shoes with sweets and gifts.Source: Christmas Holiday Scrapbook
• The tradition of sending Christmas cards began in England in the 1840s with the “Penny Post,” when the cost of a stamp was reduced to a penny. Before long, Christmas cards were printed, a tradition that spread to America. Today, Americans send nearly two billion Christmas cards to friends and family every year.Source: Christmas Holiday Scrapbook

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• During Hanukkah, Jews light the menorah to remember the victory of the Maccabees and the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days.Source: Hanukkah Holiday Scrapbook
• Latkes, or potato pancakes, are a delicious holiday favorite. Many traditional Hanukkah foods are made with oil to remember the miracle of oil.Source: Hanukkah Holiday Scrapbook
• Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev.Source: Hanukkah Holiday Scrapbook
• The four sides of a dreidel show the Hebrew letters:
  nun, gimel, hei, and shin, which stand for the Hebrew phrase Nes Gadol Hayah Sham — "A great miracle happened there."Source: Hanukkah Holiday Scrapbook

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• The word Kwanzaa means "first fruits" in the Swahili language.Source: Kwanzaa Holiday Scrapbook
• The principle of the first day of Kwanzaa is Unity, or Umoja. This means striving for harmony and peace within the family, community, and nation, and among all African-American people.Source: Kwanzaa Holiday Scrapbook
• During Kwanzaa, many people display the Bendera — a flag that represents all of Africa. It is usually hung facing east, towards Africa. Its three colors are symbolic: black is for the people, red is for their struggle, and green is for their land and hope for the future.Source: Kwanzaa Holiday Scrapbook
• Every year, Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 through January 1. Since it bridges the end of the year and the new year, it's a good time to look back and celebrate the past, but also to look forward and set goals for the future.Source: Kwanzaa Holiday Scrapbook

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• Snowflakes have a very complicated shape with lots of reflecting surfaces. When the white light of the sun hits a snowflake, so much of the light gets reflected back that we see the full white light of the sun scattered back to our eyes.Source: Weather Watch
• A blizzard is defined by winds blowing at 35 miles per hour or higher. One of the reasons blizzards are dangerous is the reduced visibility due to snow flying everywhere from the fast wind.Source: Weather Watch
• Scientists capture snowflakes and photograph them to study their patterns.Source: Weather Watch
• Blizzards usually last only a day in one location, since the jet stream usually moves them along pretty quickly.Source: Weather Watch