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evening after giving a sermon. He noticed the moonlight shining off the snow, resting on the trees. He was enamored by the beauty and wanted to share this sensation with his family. He decided the best way to do so was to place lit candles on his Christmas tree to give off the appearance of snow dancing in the moonlight. Some sources state that Martin Luther may have been the first to use a fir tree to decorate his home for Christmas. When people first started decorating their homes with Christmas trees, they used various items to act as ornaments. Paper flowers, cookies, and nuts showed that spring and new life would return in the upcoming months. Other baubles were hung simply to add color to the decoration. Traditional ornaments gained popularity in the 1800s after a depiction was released of Queen Victoria celebrating the holiday with her family around a decorated evergreen tree. From that point
on, Christmas ball ornaments were the most sought-after Christmas decoration. By the 1890s, Woolworth’s Department Store had sold American shoppers $25 million worth of German-imported ornaments made of lead and hand-blown glass. Since then, ornaments have been released in all shapes and sizes. For many families, it’s become a Christmas tradition to pick out a new ornament for each family member every year. If you want to do something really special for your kids to create lasting memories and treasured keepsakes, try to make your ornaments each year. You can design them from scratch or buy a pack of plain Christmas ball ornaments and paint them with whatever you like. Make an event out of it, and your entire family will surely have the time of their lives.
I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a very merry Christmas!
The History of World Chase Tag Tag, You’re It!
How do you play? The basics of the team game are still simple: Players chase their opponents and try to tag them. But you must follow a few rules. Two teams compete against each other, with six players on each team. Every match, or chase, is 20 seconds long and consists of one player from each team — the chaser and evader. If the chaser, the one trying to tag the evader, fails to tag their opponent in 20 seconds, the evader’s team gets the point. Each team alternates chasing and evading. Whoever has the most points in 16 matches wins the game. You can only make tags with your hands, and if you step out of bounds, you lose the match. Sounds easy, right? Well, instead of running on flat surfaces, the chaser and evader are jumping over bars and blocks, sliding under surfaces, and navigating other obstacles as they attempt to get away from their opponent. Who knew a children’s game would gain such popularity in a decade? Did you know this sport existed? We would love to know your thoughts!
Although tag is best known as a popular children’s game, it’s also a competitive sport. The game combines tag and parkour to create a unique and exhilarating experience for competitors and viewers. But how did this sport come to be, and how do you play it? Let’s find out. It all started in 2012. After playing a game of tag with his son, Christian Devaux started thinking about how he could make this simple and well-loved children’s game into a competitive sport. Devaux told his brother, Damien, about his idea, and the brothers began devising rules to turn the game into a team sport. In 2013, the Devaux brothers began organizing meet-ups for people to play competitive tag, which was a huge success. It quickly gained popularity among parkour athletes and ninja warrior competitors, leading to international competitions. Today, World Chase Tag has gained tons of interest worldwide, with many parkour gyms and clubs creating their own teams. In addition, the national, continental, and world championships are now broadcast on ESPN2.
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