Days and Dates
Christmas is celebrated on this day.
What is December 25th?
The name of the liturgical season preceding Christmas when candles are lit the four Sundays before Christmas.
What is Advent?
Flour, sugar, butter, and sprinkles are used to make this treat at Christmastime.
What are cookies?
While Latvia and Estonia both claim to have had the first Christmas tree, most scholars think the Christmas tree originated in this European country.
What is Germany?
In many Hispanic cultures El Día De Los Reyes celebrates the arrival of these visitors.
What are the Three Wiseman or the Three Kings?
The African feast called Karamu is held on December 31 as part of this celebration.
What is Kwanzaa?
A black candle representing unity is lit the first night of this celebration.
What is Kwanzaa?
These fried potato pancakes are eaten to remember the oil miracle in the Hanukkah story.
What are Latkes?
Today this city's nickname is Christmas City but it's actual name was given by Moravian settlers who named their settlement after a Biblical town.
What is Bethlehem?
This game is played during Hanukkah.
What is the Dreidel?
Diwali lasts this many days.
What is five days?
Passing down this candelabrum with nine branches to younger generations is common in Jewish families.
What is a Menorah?
Many celebrate Bodhi Day with a traditional meal of these two foods.
What are milk and rice?
Bodhi Day commemorates the day the Buddha sat under this tree and experienced enlightenment.
What is the Bodhi tree or peepal tree?
These are set off as part of Diwali.
This holiday is celebrated on the 8th Day of the 12th Lunar month.
What is Bodhi?
This Sanskrit word means a series of lights, (lamps, lanterns, or candles), that illuminate or enlighten.
What is Diwali?
Mazao in Kwanzaa symbolizes this.
What are crops and hard work?
Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple and recovery of this city.
What is Jerusalem?
On Bodhi Day, Buddhists bring this tree into their home.
What is the ficus tree?
Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of this Hebrew month.
What is Kislev?
The ninth branch of the menorah holds this candle.
What is the shamash or the servant/helper candle?
This is a name for all Indian sweets and desserts.
What is Mithai?
Diwali originated in this country.
What is India?
In this country, Santa Claus rolls up on a surfboard.
What is Australia?