Interactive Santa Quiz added to Coca-Cola truck tour
Those going to see the Coca-Cola truck can expect to get involved in an interactive Santa Quiz.
The brand announced there will be all-new elements to the tour this year.
Florence Wheatley, Brand Manager at Coca-Cola Company, Great Britain, said: “Coca-Cola has been spreading Christmas cheer for decades and, this year, we’ve added even more exciting elements to make it as magical and merry as possible.
“Alongside the beloved return of the Truck Tour nationwide and the much loved ‘Holidays Are Coming’ advert, we have introduced new elements like the ‘World Needs More Santas’ TVC and an interactive Santa Quiz.”
Coca-Cola Christmas truck heading to Ireland TOMORROW
The Coca-Cola Christmas truck will soon be on the move once more.
And this time it’s heading across the seas to Ireland.
Here are the dates and locations we expect:
- Dublin – Thursday 30 November to Sunday 3 December at RDS Simmonscourt
- Belfast – Friday 8 December to Sunday 10 December at Titanic Slipway
Where does the term Christmas come from and what does it mean?
Most of us would assume it originates from the word Christ, as the whole idea of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
To a point that is the case – the word is a shortened form of “Christ’s mass”, or “Cristes Maesse” as it was first recorded in 1038.
This was followed by the term Cristes-messe in 1131, according to The Catholic Encyclopedia.
The term “Christ” – or Crīst as it originally read – comes from the Greek word Khrīstos, a translation of the Hebrew word Messiah, which means “anointed”.
The second part of Christmas – messe – is a version of the Latin word missa, the celebration of the Eucharist tradition of eating bread and drinking wine in memory of Jesus.
This is also called Holy Communion and the Lord’s Supper.
