The Christmas Tree
The tradition is where you decorate a tree
What is decorating the Christmas Tree?
The time the tradition started
What is the Great Depression?
What ugly sweaters were originally called
What is ‘Jingle Bell Sweaters’?
The earliest examples of Christmas cookies in the united states were brought by the Dutch in the early_________
What is the 17th century?
Nutcracker dolls are also called __________
What are Christmas Nutcrackers?
Decorating the Tree dates back to the ________
What is the Middle Ages?
The exact (more or less) year it started
What is the 1930s?
The internet helped boost this tradition, so now we even have a _____________.
What is the national Ugly Christmas Sweater Day?
According to a book the 1st recipe for gingerbread came from ___________ in ___________ (time)
When is from Greece in 2400 BC?
In German Tradition the nutcracker dolls are a symbol of _______________.
What is Good luck?
The country credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition
What is Germany?
The lesson parents tried to teach with the tradition
What is Gratitude?
The reason that in the past the tradition of an ‘ugly’ Christmas sweater was even entertained
What is the original ugly Christmas sweaters were not intended to be ugly and in fact were artistic and joyful?
Fudge originated in the US during the late ____________.
What is the late 19th century?
Nutcracker dolls originated in the late ____________
What is the late 17th century?
The objects they used to decorate the Tree in the past (before ornaments)
What is Candles?
The older roots of the tradition date back to this time.
What is Norse mythology?
The time when the Christmas sweaters became popular
What is the 1980s?
According to legend, French patissier ____________ coined the idea for chocolate truffles on Christmas Day, 1895 in Chambray, France.
What is Louis Dufour?
Father of nutcrackers
Who is Friedrich Wilhelm Füchtner?
The name of the person who first started putting candles on the tree.
What is Martin Luther?
The eight legged horse of Odin (the most powerful of Norse gods), whom children would leave out food for, in hopes of Odin leaving gifts in return during his travel.
What is Sleipner?
The host of the late night talk show who created the segment called “The 12 Days of Christmas Sweaters”
What is Jimmy Fallon?
The settlers who brought the dried cake variety ,(plum cake in this case), with them
What is the British settlers?
The time when decorative nutcrackers became popular outside of Europe
What is after the Second World War?