Chevron Cars gear up for the December Holidays
The Chevron Cars all had a great Thanksgiving, and hope you did too. Now that it’s December there are lots more holidays people around the world will be celebrating this month. There’s Finland’s Independence Day, Tanzanian Independence Day, Chanukah, Kwaanza, Christmas and Day of the Covenant - just to name a few.
If you’re curious to know how these holidays started and who celebrates them you can find out all about it by checking your December calendar. For those who celebrate Christmas, here’s some information about Santa Claus, from the Christmas Information Service.
“Father Christmas became Santa Claus in America and he now has two homes there. There is Torrington, Connecticut, a Christmas village where Santa and his elves give out presents. In Wilmington, New York, on the side of Whiteface Mountain, a man called Arto Monaco designed a permanent home for Santa Claus. It has a blacksmith (for the reindeer), a chapel, and a post office. 100,000 people visit the village every year.”
“There is also a town called Santa Claus, in America. All the letters which are posted in America addressed to Santa go there to be dealt with, an average of three million a year. A twenty-three foot colored statue stands in Santa’s honor. In 1924, the first national living Christmas tree was planted in Washington, D. C. Every year since, the President of the United States ceremonially turns on the lights.”
