QuestionWhen was the term "Xmas" invented ?Answer ⤵️19231923Christmas." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. used the term in a letter dated 1923. Since at least the late 19th century, "Xmas" has been in use in various other English-language nations. Quotations with the word can be found in texts first written in Canada, and the word has been used in Australia, and in the Caribbean..QuestionWhich country first decorated the modern-day CHRISTMAS tree ?Answer ⤵️GermanyGermanyGermany is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition as we now know it in the 16th century when devout Christians brought decorated trees into their homes. Some built Christmas pyramids of wood and decorated them with evergreens and candles if wood was scarce.QuestionYou MIGHT prefer the real thing, but where were artificial Christmas trees invented ?Answer ⤵️The first artificial Christmas trees were developed in Germany during the 19th century, though earlier examples exist. These "trees" were made using goose feathers that were dyed green. The German feather trees were one response by Germans to CONTINUED deforestation in Germany.Question..The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas, but what was its original meaning in Latin ?The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas, but what was its original meaning in Latin ?Answer ⤵️A term signifying the holiday season, Noël comes to us from the Latin verb nasci, meaning “to be born.” In the book of Ecclesiastes, the birth of JESUS is called NATALIS. A variation of this word, nael, made its way into Old French as a reference to the Christmas season and later into Middle English as nowel..