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Wednesday, 4 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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Tennis
There are four major championships that form the Grand Slam.
They are: Wimbledon (founded 1877) US Open (founded 1881) French Open (founded 1891) Australian Open (founded 1905)
Escape rooms
An escape room is a puzzle game in which a team of players locked in a room or other enclosed space collectively try to uncover clues, solve puzzles, and complete tasks to find a way to escape from the game site within a certain time limit.
Tennis
Historians believe that the scoring system originated from using the clock as a scoreboard.
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.
StarCraft
StarCraft takes place in space and... space it has visited.
In 1999, NASA astronaut Daniel Barry took a copy of the first game on his voyage to the Internationa ...
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 headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, was homosexual.
The author only revealed this in 2007 during a meeting with fans.It was heavily implied he was romantically involved with his childhood friend, and a mortal enemy in adult life, Gellert Grindelwald.
Oktoberfest
In the era of National Socialism, Oktoberfest was used as part of Nazi propaganda.
The Jews were forbidden to work during the organization of the festival. On the 125th anniversary of ...
Cricket
The gates that a cricket ball must pass through are called wickets.
Christmas Tree
The Catholic Church was initially skeptical about this new custom, but over time, it accepted it and gave it new meaning.
The tree became the equivalent of the biblical paradise "tree of the knowledge of good and evil", so small red apples were placed on it, reminding us of original sin.