Christmas general
Where was "A Christmas Carol" written?
what is the United Kingdom
What marks the beginning of Christmas time?
what is the 1st Advent
What are hung by the chimney?
what are stockings
What are Santa´s helpers called? (name two)
who are elves and flying reindeer
When was the Christmas tree first popularised in England?
what is 1840 by Queen Victoria´s husband Prince Albert
How many candles should go on a Christmas wreath?
Four
What does the president of Estonia declare at Christmas every year?
what is Christmas peace (a 300-year-old tradition)
What is the name of the shiny thin tree decoration?
what is tinsel
A well-know creature who hates Christmas?
who is Scrooge
When did Oliver Cromwell and his puritan forces cancelled Christmas in England? (century)
what is in the 17th century, 1645
Which ocean is Christmas Island in?
what is the Indian ocean
Name four traditional Estonian Christmas dishes?
what are roast pork, sauerkraut, blood pudding, meat jelly, gingerbreads
Why do people first open the front door of their house and then the back door?
To let the old year out and the new in?
What is Santa´s name in Europe and in the UK?
what is Father Christmas
How old is Rudolph?
what is 80 years, Rudolph, “the most famous reindeer of all,” was the product of Robert L. May’s imagination in 1939.
Which country did the gingerbread house come from?
what is Germany
What is forbidden during Christmas?
what is working and making much noise
What or who is the First Footing?
The first visitor (preferably a tall, dark-headed, good-looking man)
A famous snowman?
what is Frosty
Tallinn and Riga were the first towns in Europe where a Christmas tree was placed in the town square. In which century was it according to the legends?
what was in the 15th century, (1441)
Which president was the first to decorate the White House Christmas tree?
who is Franklin Pierce
Old Estonians took straw or hay (in South Estonia) into their living room. Why?
Jesus Christ was born in the barn on the straw; also, straw was a good playground for children
What does the First Footer bring along? (three things)
what are a piece of coal, a loaf, a bottle of whiskey
The word Santa Claus comes from the Greek Catholic Saint who is regarded as the patron saint of children. What is the saint´s name?
who is St Nicholas
Why is Santa´s coat red?
what is thanks to highly successful advertising campaign for Coca-Cola in 1931, also St Nicolas colours.