5 Fun Facts:

💰The Original Christmas Bonus: In the early 1900s, many employers gave employees turkeys as holiday bonuses, a tradition that lasted well into the mid-century in rural America.

❄️Old-Fashioned Snow Removal: Before snowplows, towns in snowy areas hired teams of men to shovel streets by hand or used horse-drawn "sleigh scrapers."

🌲America’s Love for the Tree: Christmas trees became a symbol of American pride during the 19th century, blending immigrant traditions into a unified celebration of family values.

🎁Patriotic Wrapping Paper: During the early 1940s, gift wrap featured stars and stripes to encourage support for American troops during WWII.

✌️The Power of Mistletoe: Mistletoe was once seen as a symbol of peace in ancient Norse tradition. Enemies who met under it were required to lay down their weapons—a lesson we could all use today!