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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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We Put Keychains on Our Christmas Tree
The Theater Is Calling Your Name
3 Tips to Achieve Your Oral Health Resolutions
Best Christmas Tree Attractions to Visit This Holiday Season
Your Monthly Need-to-Know
No-Bake Peanut Butter Snowballs
Eating at KFC Is a Japanese Christmas Tradition
THE SIMPLE TOOTH 4 Fun Facts
campaign was a huge success, and ever since the 1970s, eating KFC during Christmas has become a Japanese tradition. About December NO. 4: ‘JINGLE BELLS’ WAS ORIGINALLY A SONG ABOUT THANKSGIVING. One of the most popular Christmas tunes is “Jingle Bells, but when it was created, its original title was “One Horse Open Sleigh.” Composer James Lord Pierpont wrote the song in 1857 to commemorate the annual sleigh races in Massachusetts that took place around Thanksgiving. But when the song was re-issued in 1859, the song was remanded to “Jingle Bells” and became the catchy Christmas song we all know and love.
The holidays and December are inherently intertwined, bringing us to a special holiday edition of “Simple Tooth” — December trivia and fun facts! NO. 1: DECEMBER IS THE 10TH MONTH OF THE ROMAN CALENDAR. Today, we know December as the 12th and last month of the year. But in ancient Rome, their calendar only had 10 months. Ancient Roman civilization spoke Latin, and many of our months are derived from Latin terms. In Latin, decem means 10, which explains the meaning behind the name December. NO. 2: THE ANCIENT BABYLONIANS HAD NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS. Most of us celebrate New Year’s Eve by watching the ball drop on TV, spending time with family and friends, or creating New
Year’s resolutions. But when did humanity begin celebrating the new year? The earliest record dates back to 2,000 B.C. in ancient Babylon. They marked the occasion by participating in a festival called Akitu. The civilization used this time to crown a new king or have the current ruler renew their mandate.
NO. 3: IT’S “KENTUCKY FOR CHRISTMAS” IN JAPAN. The tradition started when a tourist visited Japan during Christmas time and visited a local KFC. He told a worker that he wouldn’t get to eat turkey for Christmas and that KFC was his only option. This interaction inspired the KFC Japan sales team to launch a Christmas campaign titled “Kentucky for Christmas.” The
From everyone at Anderson Dental Care, we hope you have a wonderful rest of your December! See you next year!
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