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The History of Christmas Trees (Part 1)
Evergreen trees (and other evergreen plants) have traditionally been used to celebrate winter festivals (pagan and Christian) for thousands of years. Pagans used branches of evergreen trees to decorate their homes during the winter solstice, as it made them think of the spring to come. The Romans used Fir Trees to decorate…
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News for yours truly Warriorcatslover-#1 😊
Hello Hope you are having a good day! This discussion is for news for my content. Mazes Christmas-Expect in a week or two at most New years-My last maze of 2021, expect by the last week of the year. Chinese new year ?- this one I'm not sure on. I don't celebrate this holiday but I might do one for it Discussions/Polls More…
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How St. Nicholas Became Santa Claus
In the 16th Century in northern Europe, after the reformation, the stories and traditions about St. Nicholas became unpopular. But someone had to deliver presents to children at Christmas, so in the UK, particularly in England, he became 'St Christmas', 'Father Christmas' or 'Old Man Christmas', an old character from story…
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The Man Behind the Story of Father Christmas/Santa Claus
So let's start off this holiday with some history ............... St. Nicholas was a Bishop who lived in the fourth century, in a place called Myra in Asia Minor (now called Turkey). He was a very rich man because his parents died when he was young and left him a lot of money. He was also a very kind man and had a…
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Thanks for helping us celebrate!
I hope that all who participated in Let's celebrate our King Community Third Anniversary! had as much fun sharing and reading what everyone wrote like I did. On behalf of our CMs and GMs, @wykoon and I would like to thank all of you who participated in the King Community 3rd Anniversary by sharing your favorite memory of…
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The History of Nutcrackers
Figures of Nutcrackers are quite a common Christmas decoration now. However, they only became popular around the world after World War II. Nutcracker dolls have been made in made in parts of what's now Germany and Czechia/Czech Republic (around Bohemia and Saxony) since the late 1600s. They might have original been made as…
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What happened to our childhood beliefs, our imagination?
“Children are beautiful because they possess something that we have all lost – the quality of innocence,” says our storyteller. “The gap between innocence and experience is endlessly explored. Haven’t some of you felt in exile ever since childhood – not as a result of some traumatic experience, but the simple, slow dimmer…
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Boosters
Why not count boosters multiplied by color bombs and coloring candy
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Trying to get my 5 comments in!
Nice to meet you all! Glad to be here! Came over from Royal. Hope to meet up w/some of old friends and gamers. This is my 5th and last comment!
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Friends?
Hello YALL 👋🏼 I am looking to make friends in the king community. I have all the candy crush games downloaded and would love some more friends so we can send lives back and forth. Please add me if your not interested.