Christmas Traditions Around the World
In this country, children wait for Pere Noel instead of Santa.
What is France?
What is Polar Express?
Peppermint candy which is red and white and shaped in a particular shape.
What is a candy cane?
Hanukkah is this many days.
What is eight?
World renowned wonder showcasing immense geological layers and the Colorado River.
What is the Grand Canyon?
In this sunny country, people often barbecue on Christmas Day because it's summertime there.
What is Australia?
In Its a Wonderful Life, what happens every time a bell rings.
What is an angel gets its wings?
Traditional holiday dessert from England which is steamed, dark and often lit on fire before serving.
What is Christmas pudding?
Latkes are pancakes made primarily from this type of vegetable.
What are potatoes?
Saguaro National Park is located in this city (where Janice's daughter lives.)
What is Tucson?
Italian Americans have a Christmas Eve tradition where they serve 12 types of this kind of food to represent the 12 Apostles, symbolizing abundance and faith.
What is fish/seafood?
Ralphie wanted this gift in A Christmas Story.
What is an air rifle (Red Ryder Action 200-shot Range Model.)
Traditional Puerto Rican, coconut based alcoholic beverage made with various milks, spices and rum, served from Thanksgiving to Three Kings Day chilled in small glasses.
What is coquito?
Gelt is a traditional Jewish gift. It was originally real money but now are typically made of this food.
What is chocolate?
AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE: This song takes place in Winslow Arizona.
What is Take it Easy?
In this Eastern European country, families place straw under the tablecloth and serve 12 meatless fishes to represent the apostles.
What is Ukraine?
Buddy the Elf and Jovie sing this song together while she's in the shower in Elf.
What is Baby It's Cold Outside?
Traditional thin Italian waffle cookies with intricate designs, made from a simple batter of flour, eggs, sugar and butter and often flavored with anise, vanilla or lemon zest.
What are pizzelles?
This Hanukkah toy was used as a decoy after learning the Torah was outlawed under Greek rule.
What is a dreidel?
The largest Native American tribe in the US which spans over 27,000 miles, much of it in Arizona.
What is the Navajo Nation?
In this country, kids celebrate Las Posadas, a nine day festival leading up to Christmas.
What is Mexico?
This animated film (2018) is the highest grossing Christmas movie.
What is the Grinch?
Classic Christmas bread from Italy, it is filled with dried fruit and sometimes chocolate.
What is panettone?
Traditional Hanukkah foods are prepared this way to symbolizing the oil that miraculously burned for eight days in the Temple.
What is frying?
National Park in northeastern Arizona which features fossilized wood, quartz and other minerals.
What is Petrified Forest?