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Friday, 22 May 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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Volleyball
The first volleyball games were conducted using a bladder taken out of a basketball.
It was one too light and moved too slowly so attempts were made to use basketballs for this purpose. These, in turn, were too heavy for volleyball.
Jurassic Park
The screenplay for the film was based on a book.
We are talking about Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel of the same name.
Halloween
Trick-or-treating evolved from “mumming” or “souling”.
It was a Scottish and Irish medieval tradition for kids to dress up as ghosts and venture from house to house, performing tricks, songs, and poems in exchange for food and drink.
Golf
Golf is a sport that can be played all over the world.
There are more than 34.000 golf courses in more than 200 countries around the world. The average pla ...
Christmas Tree
Already in the 7th century, there is a mention of a Christmas tree, which may be the prototype of today's tree.
This mention appears in the biography of St. Boniface, a monk who converted Germanic peoples. During ...
Christmas Tree
A Christmas tree was also combined with a nativity scene, thanks to which the Catholic and Evangelical traditions were intertwined.
In the Eastern Church, especially in the Slavic circle, the Christmas tree was adopted as a sign of ...
StarCraft
The StarCraft oeuvre does not only include games.
Over the years, many comic books, short stories, and books have been written in the StarCraft universe, expanding on the storyline depicted in the games.
Escape rooms
If the players reach the goal in the allotted time, they win.
Sometimes, the results of the teams that have completed the game in the shortest time are posted on the scoreboard.
Halloween
First Jack-o’-lanterns were carved from turnips, beets, or potatoes.
Pumpkins became popular once the holiday spread in the U.S.
Harry Potter
The education of wizards at Hogwarts is paid by the Ministry of Magic.