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• Christmas-themed games like bingo are a fun way to bring the family together. Classroom and at-home parties are another great excuse to break out the bingo cards. Check out the links on this page for printable bingo cards as well as merchandise.

• Fast Facts

  1. Christmas day is December 25th
  2. Christmas 2009 falls on Friday, December 25th
  3. Free bingo cards can be printed off, laminated and reused each year
  4. Christmas candies can be used to mark bingo spaces
  5. Bingo cards can be made using holiday words or images

• Bingo, a History

  Bingo finds its early roots in sixteenth century Italy, where a lottery game called Lo Giuoco del Lotto d'Italia originated. By the time the French caught onto the game, the lotto was played on cards containing three rows of five numbers. Ninety-one numbered chips were placed inside a cloth bag. A caller would reach into the bag, pull out a number and call it to out the players.Strange Life: Bingo History

  In the late 1920s the game made its way to North America. Called Beano at the time, it became a popular carnival and fair game. Upon winning a game, players would call out, "Beano!"

  Marketed by New York toy-seller, Edwin S. Lowe, he called the game Bingo after hearing a player mistakenly call out "Bingo," instead of "Beano!"Bingo.com: Origins of Bingo

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