3 Interesting Facts About Christmas

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. One God, Amen. Three facts you may not know about Christmas. The first one is Joseph the carpenter was an old man. Many of the icons present St. Joseph as a handsome young man, but actually, according to the holy tradition, he was old. He took St. Mary when he was 90 years old and he had this journey to Egypt in his nineties, so he was always an old man and also he never married in his life. Another important fact, you may not know about Christmas, that the kings who came from the East to celebrate the birth of our King, our Lord Jesus, never visited the Lord Christ at the minute of His birth. Actually, they had seen Him one year or more after His birth. That’s why they did not have the same environment like the shepherds when they visited Jesus at the same minute of His birth, on the same day of His birth. Another important fact, you may not know that Bethlehem, the place in which the Lord was born, is close to Jerusalem, but Nazareth where He spent His childhood was very distant from Jerusalem. It’s in the Galilee part, in the northern part of Palestine. So, although He was born in Bethlehem, He was brought up in Nazareth of Galilei. That’s why they called him the Nazarite, or the Galilee person. In this video, we’re going to learn about some interesting Christmas facts that you may have never known. We’ll be exploring everything from the history of Christmas to its meaning to some of the craziest Christmas stories ever! This Christmas, be sure to learn some interesting things you probably never knew about Christmas! Watch this video to learn about the history of Christmas, its meaning, and some of the craziest stories ever involving Christmas!