{"id":10449,"date":"2014-12-21T02:54:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T02:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=10449"},"modified":"2014-12-21T02:54:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T02:54:58","slug":"the-10-most-interesting-facts-about-christmas-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-10-most-interesting-facts-about-christmas-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Most Interesting Facts about Christmas in Arabic!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marhaba! It\u2019s that time of the year again!! To borrow from a famous song, \u2018It\u2019s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas!!\u2019 It\u2019s somewhat impossible not to come across Christmas decorations, lights, presents, hundreds of candy choices, and people all around rushing to buy gifts and enjoy this beautiful festive season in most parts of this globe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/uGBie5pT9nw\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/uGBie5pT9nw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today I am sharing what I think are the 10 most interesting facts about Christmas. To make it extremely beneficial for your learning, I have translated these facts to Arabic. I&#8217;ve also added some Christmas songs sung by the great <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/sing-with-fairouz-jingle-bells-in-arabic\/\">Fairouz<\/a>! Make sure you numbers 7 and 8 below! So next time make sure you impress your friends or family with one or all of these facts by discussing them in Arabic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1) Many of the customs traditionally associated with Christmas originated with ancient pagan festivals.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0643\u062b\u064a\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0631\u062a\u0628\u0637\u0629 \u062a\u0642\u0644\u064a\u062f\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0646\u0634\u0623\u062a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0648\u062b\u0646\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629 \u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0629<br \/>\n<\/strong>2) The first Christmas was celebrated on December 25, AD 336 in Rome.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0625\u062d\u062a\u064f\u0641\u0650\u0644\u064e \u0628\u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0639\u064a\u062f \u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0645\u0633 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0634\u0631\u064a\u0646 \u0645\u0646 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0648\u0644 \u0633\u0646\u0629 336 \u0645. \u0641\u064a \u0631\u0648\u0645\u0627<br \/>\n<\/strong>3) St. Nicholas, the real person on whom Santa Claus is based, lived in the 4<sup>th<\/sup> century AD.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0645\u0627\u0631 \u0646\u064a\u0642\u0648\u0644\u0627, \u0627\u0644\u0634\u062e\u0635\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u064a \u062a\u0623\u0633\u0651\u0633\u062a \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0627 \u0634\u062e\u0635\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0628\u0627 \u0646\u0648\u064a\u0644, \u0639\u0627\u0634 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0627\u0628\u0639 \u0645<br \/>\n<\/strong>4) The modern Christmas tree originated in Germany in the 16th century.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0634\u062c\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062b\u0629 \u0646\u0634\u0623\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0631\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u062f\u0633 \u0639\u0634\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10450\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/49jqAL\" aria-label=\"Christmas 1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10450\" class=\" wp-image-10450\"  alt=\"Christmas Trees Everywhere by miffyto | Flickr\" width=\"457\" height=\"343\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/Christmas-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/Christmas-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/Christmas-1-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Trees Everywhere by miffyto | Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">5) Some Christian denominations celebrate Christmas on January 6.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0628\u0639\u0636 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0648\u0627\u0626\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a\u0629 \u062a\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0644 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0641\u064a \u0633\u062a\u0629 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a<br \/>\n<\/strong>6) Christmas trees usually grow for about 15 years before they are sold.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0634\u062c\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0639\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u064a\u0646\u0645\u0648 \u062d\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0649 \u062e\u0645\u0633\u0629 \u0639\u0634\u0631 \u0633\u0646\u0629 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u064f\u0628\u0627\u0639<br \/>\n<\/strong>7) The most popular Christmas Song ever is <em>We Wish You a Merry Christmas.<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>\u0623\u0634\u0647\u0631 \u0623\u063a\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0647\u064a &#8220;\u0646\u062a\u0645\u0646\u0649 \u0644\u0643\u0645 \u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0645\u062c\u064a\u062f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/nr4j85qG2V0\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/nr4j85qG2V0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">8) The famous song &#8216;Jingle Bells&#8217; was written for Thanksgiving, not Christmas.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0627\u0644\u0627\u063a\u0646\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0647\u0648\u0631\u0629 &#8220;\u0623\u062c\u0631\u0627\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u064a\u062f&#8221; \u0643\u064f\u062a\u0628\u064e\u062a \u0644\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0643\u0631 \u0648\u0644\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fairuz Jingle Bells \u0641\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0632 \u0644\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0639\u064a\u062f\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hqn_ryespBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n9) The earliest known Christmas tree decorations were apples.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0623\u0642\u062f\u0645 \u0632\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0645\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0641\u0629 \u0644\u0634\u062c\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0641\u0627\u062d<br \/>\n<\/strong>10) More than three billion Christmas cards are sent annually in the United States.<br \/>\n<strong>\u0623\u0643\u062b\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u062b\u0644\u0627\u062b \u0645\u0644\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0637\u0627\u0642\u0629 \u0645\u0639\u0627\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u0644\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u062a\u064f\u0628\u0639\u064e\u062b \u0633\u0646\u0648\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0644\u0627\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0631\u0643\u064a\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10451\" style=\"width: 467px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/aMH4aZ\" aria-label=\"Christmas2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10451\" class=\" wp-image-10451\"  alt=\"Christmas Cards by Anastasia Annie Wahalatantiri | Flickr\" width=\"457\" height=\"257\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/christmas2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/christmas2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/christmas2-350x197.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Cards by Anastasia Annie Wahalatantiri | Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Stay tuned for upcoming posts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a nice day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u0646\u0647\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0645 \u0633\u0639\u064a\u062f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/christmas2-350x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/christmas2-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/12\/christmas2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Marhaba! It\u2019s that time of the year again!! To borrow from a famous song, \u2018It\u2019s Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas!!\u2019 It\u2019s somewhat impossible not to come across Christmas decorations, lights, presents, hundreds of candy choices, and people all around rushing to buy gifts and enjoy this beautiful festive season in most parts of&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/the-10-most-interesting-facts-about-christmas-in-arabic\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":10451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3525,3],"tags":[376400,43,364640,295815,364641],"class_list":["post-10449","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arabic-language","category-culture","tag-arabic-language","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-facts-in-arabic","tag-improve-arabic","tag-top-christmas-facts"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10449"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10456,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10449\/revisions\/10456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}