THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE

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• Pope Benedict XV suggested a cease fire on December 7, 1914
• The Nation leader rejected it, but the soldiers stopped fighting anyway
• As it got closer to Christmas, gun fire and shelling became less and less

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• On the 24th, enemies/allies came together and sang Christmas carols
• On the 25th, they said "Merry Christmas" to eachother in their native tongue
• They all shook eachothers hands once they realized it wasn't a trick
• They exchanged cigarettes, plum puddings and they played soccer

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• Some took advantage of the cease fire to look for fallen soldiers
• Some men were found but the noumber of how many couldn't be found

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• The truce only lasted for two days (Christmas Eve and Christmas)
• In some areas, it extended until Boxing Day and New Years