Sunday, December 25, 2011

hiemal \HAHY-uh-muhl\, adjective:

• Of or pertaining to winter; wintry.

Hiemal is derived from the Sanskrit word hima meaning “cold, frost, snow.”

Christmahanukwanzakah

• A holiday celebrating multicultural beliefs and traditions. A product of a politically correct work environment.

Happy Christmahanukwanzakah to all!

Trivia

Where has every Christmas tree erected in London’s Trafalgar Square since 1947 come from?

• Norway. A towering Norwegian spruce is cut from a forest outside Oslo annually by the Norwegians and delivered to the British as a gift of appreciation for their friendship and support during World War II.

Holiday

• Christmas Day

History

• William the Conqueror: monarch also known as William the Bastard was crowned king of England (1066)
• George Washington: crossed the Delaware River to attack British forces in New Jersey (1776)
• Nicolae Ceauşescu: Romanian leader and his wife were executed (1989)

Birthdays

• Jesus of Nazareth (c.4 BCE-c.30 CE): teacher and prophet, considered by Christians to be the Messiah; his birth is celebrated today
• Isaac Newton: physicist who explained gravity (1642-1727 [OS])
• Clara Barton (1821-1912): nurse who founded the American Red Cross
• Robert L. Ripley (1890-1949): cartoonist, Ripley's Believe it or Not!
• Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957): tough-guy actor, Casablanca; also, actors Sissy Spacek (62) and CCH Pounder (59)
• Anwar al-Sadat (1918-1981): president of Egypt who signed a peace treaty with Israel; also, founder of Pakistan Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1876-1948)
• Larry Csonka (65): NFL hall-of-famer
• Jimmy Buffett (65): singer/songwriter and author; plus, musicians Cab Calloway (1907-1994), Tony Martin (98), Barbara Mandrell (63), Annie Lennox (57) and Dido (40)

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