By KIM ATIENZA
I posted a Kaunting Kaalaman on Facebook recently, though with a bit of warning that I didn’t create the meme.
Alam n’yo ba na ang salitang Pasko ay hango sa salitang Pass at Ako? Kaya ngayong Pasko, pass ako.
Salamat, mga inaanak.
The donkey is one animal associated with the birth of Christ. It is told that the Blessed Mother rode a donkey escorted by her husband, Joseph, as they searched far and wide for a place to stay the night.
It was the night Mary was to give birth to baby Jesus at an animal barn in Jerusalem.
Google says the donkey or ass is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae.
The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass, E. africanus. The donkey has been used as a working animal for at least 5000 years.
Today’s domesticated donkeys are all descended from African wild asses ancestors. Donkeys were first domesticated around 6,000 years ago in North Africa and Egypt for meat and milk.
Do we have donkeys in the Philippines?
There are a few, but the ones in Baluarte, a vast zoo and resort in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, are used as tourist attraction only.
TRIVIA PA MORE (Various Sources): One of Santa’s reindeer is named Cupid, also a famous symbol of Valentine’s Day.
Christmas trees were first used by ancient Egyptians and Romans.
Santa Claus did not always dress up in red clothes.
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