As another Christmas Jumper Day rolls around, people can often be found scouring their wardrobe and the shops for something to wear.

Love it or hate it, people embrace the yearly tradition and welcome the chance to dress up in a goofy festive jumper.

Here’s everything you need to know about the day.

The rise in popularity of Christmas jumpers

Christmas jumpers first became popular in the 1980s in the USA, but their origins can be traced back to 19th century Scandinavia.

Scandinavian fisherman would often wear thick, patterned, fair isle jumpers. These slowly but surely began to be associated with Christmas and the festive period.

In the UK, however, many people’s first brush with a Christmas jumper would be the 2001 Bridget Jones movie, where heartthrob Mark Darcy can be seen wear

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