Season's Greetings
Chag Sameach! This traditional Holiday of Judiasim is celebrated by lighting of a menorah across 8 days.
What is Hannukkah?
Better keep a fire extinguisher close! People in the Victorian era often decorated their Christmas Trees with these flaming light sources.
What are candles?
This one of Santa's Reindeer shares a name with a celestial object that similarly streaks across the night sky.
Who is Comet?
Stocking stuffers from years past contained things like chestnuts, walnuts, apples, and these citrus fruits- the chocolate versions are still quite popular to give!
What are oranges?
The first recorded instance of this warm, alcoholic drink, made from red wine, citrus fruits, and mulling spices, dates back to around the 2nd century BC.
What is mulled wine?
Habari gani? This festival, which asks "What's the news?" in Swahili each day, focuses on Seven Principles of Heritage that build community.
What is Kwanzaa?
These decorative silver strands were first invented in the 1600s- but became popular as a Christmas decoration in the 1950s once aluminium became available for post-war use.
What is tinsel?
Who is Cupid?
Counting them all up, your true love gives you about 364 gifts in this popular Christmas Carol, almost one for each day of the year!
What is The Twelve Days of Christmas?
This popular spiced drink can be served as alcoholic or non-alcoholic, and was traditionally drunk as an integral part of ensuring a good apple harvest the following year.
What is apple cider?
Waes hael! This ancient Norse celebration was marked by the burning of a large log on a fire to drive out the cold- a traditional that still continues to this day.
What is Yule?
This plant has been hung above doorways since the time of the ancient Romans, and is said to bring bad luck to anyone who refuses to kiss under its branches.
What is mistletoe?
The most famous of them all, this red-nosed reindeer's name comes from Old German and means "Glorious Wolf".
This Christmas ballet by Tchaikovsky begins because of a gift- when Clara recieves the titular character from her magical godfather, Drosselmeyer.
What is The Nutcracker?
A "Coquito" is a Puerto Rican version of this popular holiday drink, substituting Coconut Milk and Rum for more traditional egg-based ingredients.
What is Eggnog?
Io Saturnalia! This week-long festival honoring the god Saturn was celebrated by these ancient peoples.
Who are the Romans?
The Shiny Brite company produced the majority of these tree decorating baubles from the 1940s and 1950s- and has made a comeback starting in 2001.
What are ornaments?
With a name that can both mean a "female fox" or "a spirited or fierce woman", this one of Santa's Reindeer is more than likely a girl.
Who is Vixen?
During the Christmas Season, approximately 28 sets of these popular building bricks are sold every second.
What is LEGO?
Usually made with liquor, hot water, honey, lemon, and spices, this popular alcoholic winter drink should not be confused with Ole Miss's slogan "Hotty Toddy".
What is a Hot Toddy?
For the rest of us- This winter celebration was created by the sitcom Seinfield- and is celebrated on December 23rd.
What is Festivus?
In Eastern European Folklore, a family of these affable arachnids wove their webs for a poor family that was turned to silver and gold by Santa Claus, and they are remembered to this day with ornaments in their shape.
What is a spider?
The last to be named in Santa's reindeer, this duo are not often separated- much like their namesakes, the Old German for "Thunder" and "Lightning".
Who are Donder and Blitzen?
In A Christmas Story, Ralphie desperately wants one of these under the tree. He better be careful he doesn't shoot his eye out.
What is a BB Gun?
The first one of these hot Christmas drinks is believed to have been created at least 5,300 years ago in what is present-day Ecuador. I'll take mine with marshmallows, please!
What is hot chocolate?