Christmas Foods
How do you say cukroví in English?
Christmas cookies
Fill in the blanks: "Jingle _______, Jingle ______, Jingle ____ the ______..."
bells, bells, all, way
What country bakes cookies to leave out for Santa Claus and his eight reindeer?
The USA
What is Silvestr called in English?
New Year's Eve
What type of fish do many Czech people eat on Christmas? Hint: kapr
Carp
What is a candy cane?
A red and white striped peppermint candy shaped like a cane/hook
What Christmas song names twelve different gifts?
The 12 days of Christmas
In what country do people call a Christmas tree a "Tannenbaum"?
Germany
Which guide has a birthday on a winter holiday and when is it?
Shannan :) January 1
Name at least two Czech superstitions (pověry) connected with Christmas
fish scales in your wallet for money in the new year, nutshell boats, melting lead, cutting apples in half...
What Christmas food can you make into a house?
Gingerbread
Feliz Navidad is a popular Christmas song from...?
Mexico
In what country do children receive gifts from a witch named La Befana?
Italy
What is Hanukkah/Chanukkah?
Jewish winter holiday
Translate the title of three Czech fairytales (pohádky) into English.
Father Frost (Mrazík), The Little Mermaid (Malá mořská víla), The Princess with the Golden Star (Princezna se zlatou hvězdou), Three Nuts for Cinderella (Tři oříšky pro Popelku), There's No Joking with Devils (S čerty nejsou žerty)
Most people in Britain and North America eat _________ on Christmas day. Hint: it's an animal
turkey
What English Christmas song is about someone from the Czech Republic?
Good King Wenceslas
In what country is it a tradition to visit KFC for Christmas? Hint: Asia
Japan
What is Three Kings Day, when is it and how is it celebrated?
Tři králové,January 6th, by jumping into cold water, dressing up as three kings and leaving markings on doors
Name key ingredients for potato salad (at least five)
potatoes, pickles, eggs, mayo, peas, salt and pepper, carrot...
Do people eat Christmas Crackers? What do they look like?
No. They're cyllinder-shaped objects that you pull apart and win a paper hat from
Name at least six of the gifts mentioned in the song "the 12 Days of Christmas...."
a partridge in a pear tree, two french hens, three turtle doves, four birds, five golden rings, six geese, seven swans, eight maids milking a cow, nine dancers dancing, ten lords leaping, eleven pipers piping, twelve drummers drumming
What do people in Ukraine traditionally put on their Christmas trees?
spiders
What is Kwanzaa?
an African winter holiday, around the same time as Christmas
Translate the poem for Svatý Mikuláš into English (at least two lines)
(I have no idea)