Hanukkah
This holds the ceremonial candles that are lit each evening of Hanukkah
What is a menorah
Of all the popular Christmas songs, this is the best-selling single of all time.
What is White Christmas
These gingerly baked cookies get snapped up during the St. Lucia holiday.
What are Gingersnaps
(Pepparkakor)
There are this many days in the celebration of Kwanzaa.
What is 7
According to the story of the festival of Hanukkah, a one-day supply of oil lasted for this many days.
What is 8
This was the name of the magician in Frosty The Snowman.
Who is Professor Hinkle
True or False:
St. Lucia carried food and water to refugees who had been forced to hide in the catacombs of Rome.
What is True
These 3 colors are used in Kwanzaa celebrations.
What are black, red, and green
This is the meaning of the word "Hanukkah."
What is "dedication"
The Nutcracker, first performed in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is set to music that was composed by this musician.
Who is Tchaikovsky
These glowing sticks adorn the traditional wreaths young girls wear on their heads to commemorate St. Lucia.
What are candles
(mostly battery-powered ones)
The word "Kwanzaa" comes from a phrase meaning "first fruits" in this language.
What is Swahili
This fried carb is a staple of most Hanukkah feasts.
What are potato pancakes (aka latkes)
This movie got it's start after a producer got a hold of a 21 page greeting card featuring the short story.
What is "It's a Wonderful Life"
"Hot glogg" is the Swedish name for this alcoholic beverage.
What is mulled wine
True or False: Each of the days of the celebration is dedicated to one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa: unity (umoja), self-determination (kujichagulia), collective responsibility (ujima), cooperative economics (ujamaa), purpose (nia), creativity (kuumba), and faith (imani).
What is True
This is the name of the leader of the small band of Jews who successfully defeated the Greek army to reclaim the Holy Temple in the story of Hanukkah.
Who is Judah the Maccabee
People traveling house to house and wishing good fortune on neighbors evolved in to the tradition of caroling, which was previously called this.
What is wassailing
In the old Julian calendar, St. Lucia Day and this December celebration shared the same date.
What is the Winter Solstice
The first US postage stamp commemorating Kwanzaa was issued in this year.
What is 1997