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Sunday, 15 February 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
Indoor volleyball has been an Olympic discipline since 1964.
It was introduced at the Tokyo Games. Among men, the gold medal was won by the USSR national team, and among women by Japan.
Volleyball
The origins of volleyball can be traced back to 1895, when the director of physical education at the YMCA, William George Morgan, proposed the creation of a new game, which he called Mintonette.
Ideas for this first version of volleyball were taken from a number of games such as tennis, basketball, and handball.
Oktoberfest
Over the years, the festival was enriched with new attractions.
Tree climbs, bowling alleys, and swings have been added to the racetrack. The first carousel was est ...
Halloween
Apart from the general idea of a celebration, the Irish also brought Jack-o’-lantern.
There is an Irish legend about Stingy Jack, who tricked the devil, and was therefore denied heaven a ...
StarCraft
The original plans for StarCraft were to tell the story of space vampires.
The light was shed on this unusual idea by former Blizzard Entertainment vice president Chris Metzen ...
Volleyball
The first demonstration match of the new sport took place on 9th February 1895, at the YMCA gymnasium in Holyoke, Massachusetts.
Harry Potter
The education of wizards at Hogwarts is paid by the Ministry of Magic.
Thanksgiving
Associated with Thanksgiving is the Feast of Friends.
Usually, Thanksgiving is celebrated with a family meal. Since 2010, a new tradition has emerged invo ...
StarCraft
Before StarCraft II was released, Blizzard released a DLC to the first game.
Brood War was released in late 1998 and supplemented the gameplay with a continuation of the storyli ...
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.