π¨ Harbin Ice Festival opens (1985)
Where: Harbin, China
Nearby on the globe: Saint Sophia Cathedral, Harbin β π Open the 3D globe
π On This Day: January 5
January 5, 1985: Harbin Ice Festival opens. Every year on 5 January, Harbin in China officially opens one of the world's biggest ice and snow festivals. Started in 1985, it builds castles and towers from ice blocks cut from the river, and at night they glow in rainbow lights.
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π§ Question of the day
What are the castles at the Harbin festival made of?
- Ice cut from the river
- Paper
- Sand
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Answer: Ice cut from the river
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What happened on January 5?
January 5, 1985: Harbin Ice Festival opens. It happened in Harbin, China.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_International_Ice_and_Snow_Sculpture_Festival