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Wednesday, 16 September 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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Oktoberfest
In 1950, the mayor of Munich, Thomas Wimmer, opened Oktoberfest for the first time in the traditional way, meaning by tapping a barrel.
Every year, the participants of the festival expect with great tension how many strokes will be need ...
Tennis
Women were not allowed into Wimbledon until 1884.
They also had to wear long dresses during matches.
Volleyball
The volleyball team deploys six players on the court.
Only three players in net positions can jump and hit or block near the net. The players move one position clockwise each time the team receives a serve from an opponent.
Cricket
A score of 111 is considered unlucky.
It resembles a ball-less wicket. Fans believe that “the Nelson,” as it is referred to, bodes ill for ...
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 ...
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is celebrated to commemorate the first harvest festival of Plymouth colony residents in 1621.
Plymouth Colony was the first permanent English colony in New England from 1620 to 1691 and the seco ...
Harry Potter
The Sorting Hat was usually able to assign new students to specific houses without any problems.
Three people are known to have had problems with the sorting ceremony. They are Minerva McGonagall, ...
Oktoberfest
In 1895, a procession was held, which was the culmination of the three-day "Festival of Historical and Bavarian Folk Costumes".
For this purpose, patterns of traditional costumes and individual items of historical clothing were ...
Golf
One of the greatest achievements in golf is hitting the ball into the hole in one shot.
Such a hit is called a hole-in-one, and it is estimated that such a chance is 1 in 12.000 strokes.
Christmas Tree
These old folk customs have been replaced by commercialism, and today not all Christmas trees are natural.
Almost no one makes their own decorations anymore because they have been replaced by mass-produced trinkets.