10 Interesting facts about Christmas

Here are some interesting Facts I found online about Christmas!
Enjoy because I compiled them just for you !!!



© The first Christmas was celebrated on December
25, AD 336 in Rome.


© There are 364 gifts mentioned in "The Twelve
Days of Christmas".




©The "true love" mentioned in the song
"Twelve Days of Christmas" does not refer
to a romantic couple, but the Catholic
Church's code for God. The person who
receives the gifts represents someone who
has accepted that code. For example, the
"partridge in a pear tree" represents Christ.
The "two turtledoves" represent the Old and
New Testaments.


© Electric Christmas lights were first used in 1854.



© "Silent Night" was first sung as part of a church
service in Austria. A guitar was used because the
church organ was so badly rusted it couldn't be
played.

© The traditional three colors of Christmas are
green, red, and gold. Green has long been a
symbol of life and rebirth; red symbolizes
the blood of Christ, and gold represents
light as well as wealth and royalty.


© The holiday Boxing day was originally celebrated
in England,for the servants to the rich people.
After Christmas,the servants "boxed up" all the
left-overs from the rich people and bring them
home.

© In 1647, the English parliament passed a law
made Christmas illegal. The Puritan leader Oliver
Cromwell, who considered feasting and revelry on
what was supposed to be a holy day to be
immoral, banned the Christmas festivities. The
ban was lifted only when Cromwell lost power in
1660.

© Santa Claus is based on a real person, St.
Nikolas of Myra (also known as Nikolaos
the Wonderworker, Bishop Saint Nicholas of
Smyrna, and Nikolaos of Bari), who lived
during the fourth century. Born in Patara (in
modern-day Turkey), he is the world's most
popular non-Biblical saint, and artists have
portrayed him more often than any other
saint except Mary. He is the patron saint of
banking, pawnbroking, pirating, butchery,
sailing, thievery, orphans, royalty, and New
York City.

© Do you know why we say the Twelve Days of
Christmas? It is believed that it took the 3
kings 12 days to find baby Jesus.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM LIFESTYLE PEN

Yuppie!!! IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE

I just wanted to
post a special Christmas message to not only the
regular followers of my blog, but also to readers,Friends and well
Wishers for your messages and support!
I pray that You and your family have a healthy,wonderful and Merry Christmas
God Bless You!!

Yours Truly,

Mademoiselle Sonia Orobedo .

Like to read before bed? Make sure it's a 'real' book: Bright light from Kindles and iPads other smartphones and tabs keep us awake, study warns

Snuggling up with a good book in bed has long
been seen as a way to wind down at the end of
the day.
But scientists have discovered that the millions
who read their bedtime stories on an iPad or a
Kindle Fire are actually keeping themselves
awake.

Indian woman who tried to drown herself in thesea alongside her parents and four sisters inmass suicide attempt washes up on beach alive…only to be raped by fishermen who find her

A woman who was washed ashore alive after
attempting to drown herself alongside her parents
and four sisters claims she was raped by two
fisherman who found her lying unconscious on
the beach.

Daily Key to success tips

© Set aside a specific time to worry each
day.

Woman deliberately infected with HIV byboyfriend 'can't even look herself in the mirror'

A mum-of-three broke down in tears as she told
her boyfriend she had the HIV virus only to reel in
horror when he replied that he knew he had the
disease for years.

HOMOSEXUAL MURDERS PARTNER IN HOTEL ROOM

A suspected gay, Mohammed Snu, has been
murdered by his partner, Mohammed Umar, inside
a room of a hotel in Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.

HEALTH FACTS

1. After eating too much, your hearing is less
sharp. If you're heading to a concert or a
musical after a big meal you may be doing
yourself a disservice. Try eating a smaller
meal if you need to keep your hearing pitch
perfect.

SHOCKING! TWO ANGELS CAUGHT ON CAMERA FLYING IN BRAZIL (Video Download)

This is kind of a shocking story or revelation that has been circulating around the internet for a while now...

It's about a camera man taking shots with his camera in Brazil...
He video recorded the blue sky and during that period he captured what he thought was two flying birds, upon zooming it the story turned strange as those two said birds weren't actually one but two flying creatures with wings which we may call angels...

Kim Kardashian wannabe! Ghanaian Tv presenter Deborah Vanessa post her nude picture

Few Weeks after  Kim Kardashian broke the internet with a nude photo of her online for
a Magazine Cover
Africans have followed suit as a Ghanaian model/presenter popularly
known as Deborah Vanessa has posted a nude picture of herself lying in
bed on her Facebook page captioned:


"Tag a friend who will
be happy to come home to me...."

Deborah Owusu-Bonsu (born 25 August 1984) is
a television presenter, model and academic, of
Akan origin who is currently presenting for
television network E.tv Ghana .

It's Frightening how Africans tend to belittle themselves and imitate
the westerners forgetting our African heritage...

Top 7 AMAZING BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD

Well it's all simply amazing and wonderful...What humans are capable of doing...

The pictures have said it all....

All thanks to youramazingplaces.com for the photos and me for the
captions...lolzz
Hope you're entertained and Informed....

Billionaire Ayiri Emani Gifts $350,000 To BBAHotshots Nigerian Rep – Tayo Faniran For Losing

Nigerians have been crying foul since Tayo
Faniran , the Nigerian rep to the jut concluded
BBA Hotshots lost out on the win to Tanzanian
Idris, who was crowned winner at the live finale
on Sunday
, losing out meant Tayo also lost out on the $
300,000 prize money.




But while we were all here upset that Tayo didn't
win and Tanzanian fans were going in on Davido
and his family
, Billionaire businessman Ayiri Emami gave Tayo
$350,000!!!! Yes $50,000 more than the winner
Idris got!

Nigerians are too BAHD! Boss S**t!!!!
Tayo just became N63 Million richer…just like
that! Congrats to him! I hope he spends the
money wisely and quickly pays his baby mama's
bride price.

LAGOS PASTOR IMPLICATED IN RITUAL SCANDAL OPENS UP

The news broke, just like a thunderbolt. Mrs.
Rosemary Chukwu, a mother of four, residing at
33, Omolegede street, a suburb of Ikorodu area
in Lagos State, abducted a seven-year-old
primary School pupil, Emmanuel Emeka, and
was about taking him to a den when it was
foiled .

END TIMES!!! Chorister performs half naked in church

This makes me more convinced than ever that End time is really near...

FUN FACTS YOU NEVER KNEW!!!

Hello there!
Now here are some fun facts you probably didn't know about, Just to
keep you entertained and Informed!

FOOD FOR THOUGHT(Live in this moment)

LIVE IN THIS MOMENT


Even 10 minutes ago is the past. If you live
purely in this moment you will always be
happy because there is nothing wrong in
this split-second.

FATHER POSTS "bout 2 kill ma kid" on Facebook, THEN MURDERS DAUGHTER (gruesome Facebook murders pt3)

THIS IS PURE WICKEDNESS AND THIS MAN SHOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE
AUSTRALIAN POLICE NOT IMPRISONED!!! before I continue venting my anger
let me give you details of what made me this angry and then you won't
blame me ;

MOTHER APOLOGIZES ON FACEBOOK,KILLS HERSELF AND CHILDREN! (gruesome Facebook murders pt2)

Reading this particular article I could not help but wonder why a
mother would want to kill her own children, committing suicide is
worse but taking your children along is pure wickedness!!

GIRL PREDICTS HER DEATH,SHOT BY MOTHER...(Gruesome Facebook murders pt 1)

Wonders they say would never end and as for Ramie she was unfortunate
enough to even predict her own death....

COUPLE UNFRIENDS MAN ON FACEBOOK,FATHER MURDERS THEM!!!

This is one of the most craziest and bizarre killings I have ever read about...

A man named curd and his son potter killed a couple after being
unfriended on Facebook...here's the full story as written by znet.com

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Don't take life so seriously!

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PICTURE, IMAGE AND PHOTO

Well let's dive into some interesting English language tips!
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN IMAGE AND A PHOTOGRAPH...


Well it's a bit tricky that"s why I would love to share it with you .. ..

An image is (usually) a visual depiction of
something (image can be used to mean
e.g. simply a representation of something)



A photo(graph ) is an
image produced through the process of
photography.



A picture is an image that
has been created by human artifice - all
photos are pictures, but not all pictures are
photos .

Hope you learnt from this because I definitely did....

(photo by:californialearningcentre.com)
(source: differencebetween.net)

SELLING "FAKE VIRGINITY" KITS TO DIS-VIRGINED BRIDES

Hmmmm...I'm still trying to imagine how someone came up with the idea
of fake virginity! No doubt that people patronize them though.....

SLEEP pt4 (How to pay sleep debt)

Sleep debt is the difference between the
amount of sleep you need and the hours
you actually get.

SLEEP pt3 (effects of sleep deprivation)

The effects of sleep deprivation and
chronic lack of sleep

While it may seem like losing sleep isn't
such a big deal, sleep deprivation has a
wide range of negative effects that go
way beyond daytime drowsiness.

SLEEP pt2 (signs of sleep deprivation)

If you aren't getting up to 8hours sleep each night chances are
that you are sleep deprived!

SLEEP (pt 1:stages)

Today is all about sleep on this article (sleep pt1) We're going to be
looking at the stages and types of sleep courtesy of helpguide.org

WOMAN CARRIES CARDBOARD CUT SIZE OF LATE FATHER TO SHOW HIM PLACES HE NEVER SAW IN LIFE

Well call it Love,Obsession or frustration Jinna Yang doesn't really
care about what others think but rather where she can find peace and
happiness...





Yang whose father died two years ago at the age of 51 as a result of
stomach Cancer...

The twenty-five year old young woman tired of the stressful job
responsibilities and still mourning her father who according to her
blog post gave up his dream of being PGA golf player and many more in
other to be able to provide his family needs, took a drastic
decision;




Quit her job and decided to travel to places that the father couldn't
afford to go to when he was alive and taking along with her a cut
out image of her dad, bought a one way ticket to Iceland....


'My father never had the chance to travel the
world' she wrote.

'He sacrificed his entire life for
others – his parents, his children, his wife, his
family and his friends.'


To honor his memory and come to peace with
herself, Yang brought her father with her as she
traveled across Europe. She put the pictures on
her Instagram...
here are some pictures below:

WEIRD!!! KOREANS EATING LIVE OCTOPUS

In as much as I love trying out foreign delicacies all over the world,
there's one I certainly wouldn't try and that's "Live octopus"(sannakji)
Seriously eating live frog was weird but OCTOPUS OMG!!!


Sannakji or sannakji hoe is a variety of hoe, or
raw dish, in Korean cuisine.


It consists of live
nakji ( a small octopus ) that has
been cut into small pieces and served
immediately, usually lightly seasoned with
sesame and sesame oil .


The octopus"s pieces are
usually still squirming on the plate. While small ones can also be
served whole...

Because the suction cups on the arm pieces
are still active when the dish is served,

Special care is been taken when eating sannakji.


The active suction cups can cause swallowed
pieces of arm to stick to the mouth or throat.


This can also present a choking hazard for
some people, particularly if they are
intoxicated.....




Obviously there have been reported cases of deaths through choking
from this particular weird delicacy!
So if you are so keen on trying it out, BRAVO! but think twice!!
(sources: odee.com Wikipedia.com)

STUDENT WANTS TO MEET AND HAVE COFFEE WITH ALL HIS 1000+ FACEBOOK FRIENDS

MOTHER WINS RIGHT TO TERMINATE DAUGHTER'S LIFE!

Charlotte a mother has made a legal history after she won a high
court case to end the life of her 12 years old daughter Nancy
Fitzmaurice who is severely disable

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WHO SMILE LIVES 7 YEARS LONGER THAN PEOPLE WHO DON'T...FIND OUT 4 MORE HEALTH BENEFITS OF SMILING!!!

There are so many things a simple harmless and true smile does,

 it not make you look beautiful and Young yea right

 You would be surprised to see some of the health benefits of it too...I have highlighted 5 important health benefits of smiling below :

I THOUGHT ONLY AFRICANS COULD GET H.I.V Says British Woman

A 48 year old British woman Rachel Dilley who contracted the virus
after an holiday romance said she never thought of being at risk of
HIV as she was convinced that "only African people could get it "

3 DAYS AFTER BEEN DECLARED EBOLA FREE (a review)

     

3 DAYS AFTER BEEN DECLARED EBOLA FREE (a review)

It's been three days now that Nigeria was declared free from Ebola..


Nigeria was declared Ebola free on Monday 20th October 2014, after 42 days
of unreported cases...

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

Today's food for thought is from the wonderful lady  Eleanor Roosevelt and she says :

"No one can make you inferior without your permission!"

The Boy who Lived Before!

 I saw this Amazing article online and I thought I should share!

LITTLE Cameron Macaulay was a typical six-
year-old, always talking about his mum and
family.

7 facts you didn't know about EMINEM

Hurray!!!

Today as we all know is One of the best rappers in History

Eminem...

Well as part of the celebration I'm going to share with you 7 facts you didn't know about the rap legend...

Here we go.......

1.His birth name is:    Marshall Bruce Marther 

2.HE OWNS Shady record label

3.He was born October 17 1972 ;that makes him 42 years old today!

4.He was brutally beaten 

by a bully when he was in school that placed him in a comma for almost a week

5.HE'S LEFT HANDED 

6.He has a web cartoon  called Slim Shady Show

7.He married Kimberly Anne twice;

first at 1999 and divorced 2001 and then  remarried her January 2006 and divorced early April that same year........

WELL NOW YOU KNOW! 

So again Let's wish Eminem a Happy Birthday!!!

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS BELOW,THANKS!

PRISON BREAK SEASON 5 IN LAGOS!

A major prison break was averted at the kirikiri medium prison in lagos state.....

As usual the amebo team of LIFESTYLE PEN were able to gather information about the incident…


It was gathered that the kasala busted on the 9th of october 2014(morning) when the deputy controller of the prison Kayode Adeyemi assembled all the inmates so as to formally introduce the new deputy controller,



the aggrieved inmates started protesting, agitating against the way the outgoing deputy managed theire affairs, accusing him of high handedness

sharply sharply, the inmates started throwing stones at the top officials

according to eye witnesses, the situation degenerated to the extent that the inmates held some officials hostage as some others embarked on destruction

heavily armed soldiers, security agents and trained dogs were immediately deployed to the location to forestall law and order

The scuffle that lasted for hours left many of the inmates wounded

unconfirmed reports says Some managed to escape and also that 5 people who tried to escape through the fence were killed

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HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL NATURALLY(pt2)

 Hey there welcome to the pt2 of how to be beautiful naturally
Now I have shared some tips in pt1 here are some more tips below... 

HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL NATURALLY(pt1)

Beauty as we all know is inherent in every woman but it takes a tiny little bit of extra work to bring it all out So here are 8 tips to being a naturally beautiful Woman…

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