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Saturday, 12 July 2025
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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Oktoberfest
In 1892, the first electric amusement park was established.
The first electrically lit festival tents appeared there in 1901.
Halloween
Halloween in the U.S. was popularized by Irish immigrants.
They brought their tradition along in the 1840s, which spread across the country. It reached its peak in the 1920s.
Thanksgiving
The modern Thanksgiving holiday was proclaimed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
The holiday was celebrated on different dates, depending on the state. In the early 19th century, th ...
Oktoberfest
The horse race on a 3270-meter track involved 30 horses.
Prince Ludwig was passionate about antiquity, which is why the competition was held in the style of the ancient Olympic Games. The winner of the race was awarded a gold medal.
Harry Potter
Moaning Myrtle, a teenager killed by basilisk 50 years before the events of the second volume, was named Myrtle Elizabeth Warren when she was alive.
Tennis
The famous tennis players–Serena and Venus Williams–are the only sisters to win Olympic gold.
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.
Tennis
The court surface depends on the championship.
Wimbledon is played on a grass court, the French Open (Roland Garros) on a red clay surface, and the US Open and Australian Open on a hard court.
Tennis
The first Wimbledon tournament took place in 1877.
22 male players competed in singles, watched by 200 people. The championship was won by Spencer Gore.
Halloween
Halloween is associated with orange and black colors.
Orange symbolizes the harvest season, while black, its opposite, is associated with the spirits, and death.