A scant is defined as an unspecific measurement or allowance. Christmas cards are cut on a scant so the bottom doesn’t show through when the card is closed making it more attractive.
Category: Christmas Trivia
What’s the difference between an E-card and actual Christmas cards that are mailed out?
An E-card can sometimes send a virus in addition to holiday greetings, which doesn’t make for much Holiday cheer whereas mailed Christmas cards leave out that added annoyance and simply wish you a more tangible Happy Holidays.
What shape are most christmas cards?
If you said rectangle, your guess would probably be in the majority. But most Christmas cards are actually irregularly shaped because they are cut scant deliberately so that the bottom does not show when the card is folded.
What did Harry Potter get for Christmas in his first semester at Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?
Harry Potter received an invisibility cloak for his Christmas gift.
What state leads all others in the producing of Christmas trees?
Oregon beats out all other states in Christmas tree production.
What family tradition did President Franklin Roosevelt insist on performing every Christmas Eve?
He always read aloud the Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, while the whole family sat beside a roaring fire and acted out all the parts.
Where is Christmas Island?
Formerly called Kiritimati, Christmas Island is located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Indonesia.
In the animated holiday special “Frosty the Snowman,” what were Frosty’s last words?
“I’ll be back again someday.”
The Empire State Building’s tower lights are turned off every night at midnight with the exception of five days, when they are illuminated until 3 am. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are two of the five. Can you guess the other three?
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, and St. Patrick’s Day are the five days the lights are left on until 3am.
In what decade was the first machine printed Christmas card offered in a United States variety store?
Pease’s Great Variety Store in Albany was the first to sell machine printed Christmas cards back in the 1850’s.