The Twelve Nightmares of Christmas, Day 12: Christmas Eve! Today I Learned …
On Christmas Eve, Norwegians hide all the brooms in the house to prevent witches and mischievous spirits from stealing them and going for a joyride.
A reindeer’s eyes change color according to the seasons. They’re gold during the summer, and blue in winter.
More than three-quarters of Americans eat their candy canes from the straight end first.
On Christmas Eve, at Wawel Cathedral in Krakow, Poland, all of the dead kings of Poland gather in the crypts underneath the cathedral, to celebrate the holy day together. Eerie music drifts from the burial vaults, and shadows dart among the tombs. At Wawel Cathedral, even the dead celebrate Christmas.
And the song Silent Night is 200 years old today. It was first performed on Christmas Eve in 1818, at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf in Austria.
Merry Christmas, everyone! Go on over to Weird Darkness (www.weirddarkness.com) and wish Darren Marlar a merry Christmas too!
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