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Thursday, 25 December 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
Oktoberfest was partially suspended due to World War I.
Two years after the war, the festival was replaced by the “fall festival.” In the following years, due to the economic crisis and hyperinflation, no one considered a beer festival.
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a holiday more celebrated by many Americans than Christmas.
During this holiday, as a rule, the whole family gets together. Many people travel, often to the oth ...
Christmas Tree
The first Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square Peter in the Vatican appeared on Christmas 1982, in the fourth year of the pontificate of John Paul II.
John Paul II introducing the tradition of the Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square emphasized that i ...
Cricket
The youngest cricketer was Pakistani Hasan Raza, aged 14 when representing his country for the first time.
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.
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.
Thanksgiving
In the US, it is celebrated on the last Thursday of November.
In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the second Monday in October, and in other countries, it takes plac ...
Oktoberfest
This event, initially of a pure sports nature, was very popular among the citizens of Munich.
In view of this fact, the royal court decided to repeat the race in the next year, and the following ...
Oktoberfest
Munich’s Oktoberfest has been traditionally celebrated for over 200 years.
On October 12th, 1810, the Bavarian prince Ludwig, later King Ludwig I, married his bride, Therese o ...
Cricket
The cricket fan base estimates at 2,5 billion.