These 12 Holiday Word Origins Are Stranger Than A Man Sliding Down Your Chimney

If you ever watched A Charlie Brown Christmas, you probably know the meaning of the holiday. But do you know about all of the terms associated with it? That’s a bit much for even everyone’s favorite balding eight-year-old to explain. Yule logs, eggnog, and frankincense? Those things just don’t seem to make any sense. However, earning about their origins should help you understand them. At the very least, they’ll give you something to talk about in the post-presents lull.   

Yule

Poinsettia

Tinsel

Turkey

Mistletoe

Eggnog

Chestnuts

Bauble

Carol

Frankincense

Gift

Rudolph

(via Mental_Floss)

Those are something interesting origins. Now if only someone could decipher what it means when someone says, “Thanks, but you shouldn’t have” after they open up the gift I just gave them.

These 12 Holiday Word Origins Are Stranger Than A Man Sliding Down Your Chimney