Where did Christmas crackers originate?

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From England, a man named Tom Smith. (Source: internet) Dec 14 00, 2:49 AM

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Christmas crackers originate from France in 1847 when sugar almonds were wrapped in twists of tissue paper. http://www.edinburghscapitalchristmas.org/webpages/scottishcustoms.htm Apr 28 04, 4:07 AM

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Slight variation to the prevoius reply. Christmas crackers originated in Victorian England. A London confectioner got the idea while on vacation in Paris, when he noticed the French custom of wrapping candies in fancy papers by twisting the ends together. He brought the idea to England, but instead of wrapping candy, he put small novelty items inside along with a piece of paper on which was written a romantic verse. The idea made its way across the ocean, gaining a devoted following in the U.S., however the verse is typically replaced by a crony joke. In 1919 a Norman Rockwell illustration of two kids pulling apart a cracker appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post. http://www.peterdiekmeyer.com/021216.html Apr 28 04, 4:10 AM

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