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How many different music videos are there for Mariah Carrey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
3
Boxing Day originated in ____ during the Middle Ages
United Kingdom
Originally was the day the alms boxes, and collection boxes in churches were opened and distributed to the less fortunate. Servants were also given the day off to Celebrate Christmas on this day.
Now many countries celebrate this day
England - Horse Races and Soccer matches for the day
Ireland - Boys fasten a fake wren to a stick and parade it through the town
The Bahamas - Celebrate with a street parade and festival called Junkanoo
This traditional Hanukkah food is made from shredded or mashed potatoes.
Latkes
Latkes are eaten during Hanukkah as a reminder of the miracle of oil associated with the holiday that burned for 8 days.
This Pagan holiday celebrates the rebirth of the sun! It is the shortest day and longest night of the year! (December 21)
Winter Solstice
On New Year's Eve many adults wear this undergarment when visiting Times Square in New York City.
Adult Diapers!
Roughly 2 million people visit Times Square on New Years Eve every year. With so many people tightly packed together for up to 16 hours and no public restrooms available, many attendees sacrifice their comfort for the experience!
This song was composed in Massachusetts as a Thanksgiving song but later accepted as a Winter Holiday song.
Jingle Bells
Originally called "One Horse Open Sleigh" the song was inspired by Medford's popular sleigh races on Salem St in the 19th century.
The Medford, MA Historical Society has a plaque that you can visit on the site of where the Simpson Tavern once stood that the song was composed at.
In ___, New Year's Eve is the second most important holiday (New Year's Day is the first) where people eat noodles to represent the crossing of one year to the next and visit Shinto shrines at midnight to pray to their ancestors to grant wishes in the next year.
Japan
In Japan, New Year's Eve is called Ōmisoka (The Last Great Day).
Local Buddhist shrines will also have large cast bells that will be struck once for each of the 108 Earthly desires
This holiday drink is enjoyed in the United States and Canada during the holiday season.
Eggnog
This holiday celebrates African culture from December 26 - January 1!
Kwanzaa
Is celebrated through gifts of Kuumba (creativity) for loved ones, lighting the Kinara, listening to traditional music and discussing African principles and history.
Around 5 million people celebrate Kwanzaa in the United States every year.
During Hanukkah, people play with a dreidel to win chocolate coins called ____.
Gelt
This popular Holiday song was originally written for the Broadway show "The Sound of Music" but was later accepted as a Holiday song when it began being sold on Holiday Albums
"My Favorite Things"
The biggest holiday of ____ is Diwali or the Festival of Lights! This holiday celebrates the 7th avatar, Rama-chandra (incarnation of the god Vishnu).
India
It is believed on this day that Rama-Chandra returned after a 14 year exile during which he fought and defeated the demons and demon king, Ravana.
In Peru, this spiced hot beverage is made in large quantities to serve with bread to the less fortunate through the holidays.
Spiced Hot Chocolate
This 15 day celebration marks the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring. On the last night, a lantern festival is held with a large parade.
Chinese New Year
In Japan, this popular American fast food chain is ordered weeks in advance during the holiday season and is called "Christmas Chicken." This fast food chain will also serve cake and champagne upon pickup.
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
In the 1970s there was a Christmas ad campaign for KFC that launched and grew in popularity and became a Christmas tradition in Japan
In 1906, this Christmas song was the second song ever broadcasted on the radio.
O Holy Night
Eid al-Fitr (Festival of Breaking Fast) is the first of 2 festivals of ____ that mark the end of Ramadan. It is celebrated
Islam
Celebrated during the 10th month of the Islamic Calendar. People greet one another exchanging gifts, new clothes are worn, and the graves of relatives are visited.
This pie has been enjoyed in England during the holidays since the 13th century.
Mince Pies
At the end of the Twelve Days of Christmastime, this Christian Holiday with many names is observed. Name 1 of its names.
Little Christmas, Women's Christmas, Old Christmas, Día de los Reyes (Three King's Day), and Feast of the Epiphany
In Greece, the time of Saturnalia (a Pagan festival to celebrate the god of agriculture, Saturn) this plant was hung to ward off evil spirits and used to create potions to cure infertility.
Mistletoe
In the original Yiddish version of "I Have A Little Dreidal," the dreidel is not made out of clay but ____.
Bley or Lead.
When the song was translated, bley was replaced with clay.
This freezing country celebrates St. Lucia day on December 13. Little girls will dress as Lucia Brides in long white gowns with red sashes, and a wreath of burning candles on their heads. They wake up their families by singing songs and bringing them coffee and twisted saffron buns called Lucia cats.
Sweden
In Sicily and Southern Italy, Roman Catholics fast on Christmas Eve so they can have a large feast of 7 or more of this dish.
Fish
Christmas in Sicily means The Feast of the Seven Fishes where they celebrate their bountiful seafood provided by the area.
From December 16 - 24, many Hispanic and Latinx across the United States celebrate this holiday with gifts, piñatas, song parties, tamales, and prayer.
Los Posadas
Candles are also lit and some may even dress as Mary and Joseph who lead a parade.
It used to be a tradition to read _____ stories during Christmas, but this tradition died out over time.
scary ghost stories