Holidays Around the World
Family Feasts
Holiday History
100
This country is famous for celebrating St. Patrick's Day with parades, shamrocks, and the color green
What is Ireland?
100
This sweet treat, often shaped like a person or a house, is especially popular around Christmas.
What is gingerbread?
100
This famous parade was first held in New York City in 1924 and has since become a Thanksgiving tradition.
What is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
200
This country made decorating Christmas trees popular
What is Germany?
200
This type of meat is served at many American Easter dinners.
What is ham?
200
This holiday was first celebrated in the United States in 1970 to raise awareness about protecting the environment.
What is Earth Day?
300
This is the name of the holiday known as the "Festival of Lights" that is widely celebrated in India
What is Diwali?
300
This crispy potato dish, often served with sour cream or applesauce, is typically eaten during Hannukah.
What are latkes?
300
This historical civil rights leader is honored with a federal holiday every January.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
400
In Spain, people traditionally eat 12 of this fruit at midnight on New Year's Eve (Nochevieja) for good luck
What are grapes (uvas)?
400
This Thanksgiving side dish became popular in the 1950s thanks to a Campbell's Soup employee.
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400
This holiday was originally called Decoration Day because people decorated soldiers' graves with flowers.
What is Memorial Day?
500
In Japan, Buddhist temples traditionally ring their bells 108 times to welcome this holiday
What is New Year's Day (Hatsumode)?
500
During Lunar New Year celebrations, this small, folded food is eaten since its shape resembles ancient gold money.
What are dumplings?
500
This creature famous to Austrian folklore accompanies St. Nicholas around to punish misbehaving children.
Who is Krampus?
