Sunday 19 December 2010

Today (Sunday 19 Dec) Christmas news

Has Christmas lost it meaning?

With the Christmas festivities upon us and many people are getting into the spirit of the season, many others view it purely as a commercial activity. So has Christmas lost it’s meaning? I will leave you the reader to decide on what Christmas means to you and weather it has lost it’s true meaning.

Canary Islands’ biggest (and maybe only) Icelandic Christmas celebration lives on

Despite the change of ownership into local hands of the Klorubar (an Icelandic bar), the traditional Icelandic Christmas Celebrations will still go ahead as usual.

Is a Fake Christmas Tree Greener than a Real one?

While in theory a fake tree can be used for many years, the NY Times claims that a real tree is better for the environment. The argument is that the fake tree is made from metal and plastic with have a high cost of manufacture in terms of the environment. Along with the high carbon footprint of transporting them from China where they are made. In Turn a real tree is biodegradable and can be used for composting etc. after the festivities are

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