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World Zombie Day | October 13
The first Zombie Walk took place at Monroeville Mall, which is the location where George Romero filmed Dawn of the Dead.
Pulling crackers on Christmas, trick-or-treating on Halloween, or giving roses on Valentine’s Day are all traditions passed down through the ages, but why do we do these strange things?
Why do we celebrate things like Easter or St. Patrick’s Day? And why on earth do crazy holidays like Put A Pillow on Your Fridge Day even exist?
Here, you’ll find facts about your favorite holidays and celebrations, as well as funny holidays you’ve never even heard about.
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World Zombie Day | October 13
The first Zombie Walk took place at Monroeville Mall, which is the location where George Romero filmed Dawn of the Dead.
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Facts About the May Day Celebrations
Unlike Easter and Christmas, May Day is the one festival of the year which has no significant church service.
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Facts About April Fools’ Day
The first recorded April Fool's Day was in the Nun's Priest Tales in 1392 by Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales author.
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13 Fast Facts About Boxing Day
In Australia, New Zealand, Canada and UK, Boxing Day is the heaviest shopping day of the year.
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Christmas Tree Facts and Statistics InfoGraphic
Did you know that the first Christmas trees were used in 1510 in Latvia?
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Interesting Facts About Jingle Bells
Did you know that "Jingle Bells" was the very first song to be broadcast from space?!
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Computer Security Day | 30th November
The first computer virus, "Creeper", was written in the 70's. It displayed the message "I'm the creeper, catch me if you can!
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Easter Statistics InfoGraphic
Did you know that around 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter every year?
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The History Of Advent Calendars
The very first advent calendars were produced in the early 1800's in Germany although not the cardboard type we get these days.
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Why Do We Send Christmas Cards?
The first Christmas card created had hand drawn images of adults and children raising their wine glasses in a toast.
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The History Of Tinsel
Tinsel is usually flexible which makes it easy to wrap around anything such as posts, picture frames or ornaments.
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Hitler And The Nazis Tried To Steal Christmas
The Nazis attempted to steal Christmas by making glittering swastika, iron cross and toy grenade baubles for the Christmas tree.