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MR DORSEY'S - DID YOU KNOW - CHRISTMAS 1


How much do you know? Check out what is true and what is false below (click the question mark to find out!) as Mr Dorsey, the best teacher in this universe, challenges you - what do you know?



   

The Dutch call Santa Claus, Sint Klaas

     
Thomas Nast was the first person to paint a portrait of Santa Claus, inspired by Clement C. Moore's "A Visit From Sant Claus"
     
Japanese people have given Santa Claus an equal place among their 7 gods of good luck.
     
Kwaanza is a non-religious African American holiday which takes place between December 26th and January 1st.
     
The traditional Yule log is the biggest log that can be found in the forests of Norway on the night of December 8th.
     
Pope Julius I chose 25th December to be the "day of the nativity"
     
It is believed that Marin Adams was the first person to put candles on a tree.
     
Oliver Cromwell was the first person to sell dough cookies.
     
Charles Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" for his grandson
     
St. Nicholas was born in Nosferanda in Yugoslavia.