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Saturday, 7 November 2026
17 facts about Christmas Tree
17 facts about Christmas Tree
An iconic symbol
It is the most characteristic symbol of Christmas and its indispensable element, without which it is difficult to imagine the holidays. Green, fragran ...

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Cricket
The gates that a cricket ball must pass through are called wickets.
Volleyball
The men’s volleyball world championship was first held in 1949.
The USSR team has the most victories (six).
Oktoberfest
In the following years, Oktoberfest developed into the largest folk festival in the world.
With the exception of the 150th anniversary in 1960 and the 200th anniversary in 2010, horse racing was no longer organized after the war.
Jurassic Park
The island of Isla Nublar, where the film is set, does not exist.
Likewise, Isla Sorna, which appears in sequels, also does not exist.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is celebrated to commemorate the first harvest festival of Plymouth colony residents in 1621.
Plymouth Colony was the first permanent English colony in New England from 1620 to 1691 and the seco ...
Christmas Tree
In Poland, gifts are placed under the tree on Christmas Eve and, depending on the region, they are brought by Santa Claus, Christmas, Baby Jesus or Santa Claus.
Traditions vary, in other countries, if there are gifts, they are given on Christmas Day.
Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is the world’s largest folk festival held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
It lasts from mid or late September to the first Sunday in October, for 16 to 18 days.
Halloween
The Guinness World Record for fastest pumpkin carving belongs to Steve Clark.
He set the record in 2013 and required only 16,47 seconds.
Tennis
Margaret Court holds 24 Grand Slam titles, making her the record holder of women’s singles.
Cricket
The record for the fastest cricket pitch belongs to Shoaib Akhtar.
During the 2003 Cricket World Cup, he reached a speed of 161,3 km/h. He was nicknamed “The Rawalpindi Express”.