SOUTH KOREA
Churches are decorated with lights and many have a bright red neon cross on top.
What is There’s an amazing display of lights in the capital city, Seoul. The lights are all over the city center including the bridges over the Han River.
What aspect of Christmas reminds children of the shepherds who visited baby Jesus?
What is Candy Canes — they resemble the shepherd’s staff.
What time do people living in Argentina open presents?
What is 12am.
Presents are exchanged and a popular present is money! Giving actual gifts has become more popular, but giving money is still very common
What is Santa Claus can also be seen around Korea but he might be wearing red or blue! He's also known as 산타 클로스 (santa kullosu) or 산타 할아버지 (Santa Grandfather).
Rolf Harris sang about six white boomers pulling Santa’s sleigh through the blazing Aussie sun. What’s a boomer?
What is A large male kangaroo.
When does most of the Christmas Celebration happen?
What is Christmas Eve.
A popular Christmas food is a Christmas Cake, but it's often a sponge cake covered in cream brought from a local bakery! Or you might even have an ice cream cake from a shop like 'Baskin Robbins'!
What is Happy/Merry Christmas in Korean is 'Meri krismas' (메리 크리스마스) or 'seongtanjeol jal bonaeyo' (성탄절 잘 보내요) or 'Jeulgaeun krismas doeseyo' (즐거운 크리스마스 되세요). Christians can say 'Sungtan chukhahaeyo' (성탄 축하해요) to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
In Australia’s version of the song ‘Jingle Bells’, what mode of transportation is used instead of a ‘one-horse open sleigh’?
What is A rusty Holden ute.
What do people in Argentina call Christmas, how do they say "Merry Christmas"?
What is Navidad, Feliz Navidad.
South Korea is the only East Asian nation to recognise Christmas (Sung Tan Jul) as a national holiday.
What is Unlike Seollal or Chuseok, Christmas is not a big traditional holiday, so most Koreans don't travel back to their hometown to celebrate.
Christmas Island in Australia has an annual migration of which animal?
What is Crabs.
What is the main Christmas meal course?
What is Vitel Toné, Lechón or Asado.
The holiday is frequently billed as "Valentine’s Day with Santa" with residents enjoying their time with their partner, rather than the wider family.
What is Traditional dishes to eat at Christmas include a rice cake soup call "tteok guk". The rice cake is filled with meat or seafood and served in a clear broth. The clear soup represents a fresh start and the rice cakes resemble coins and symbolise prosperity.
According to Austrian folklore, who is the horned figure that punishes naughty children at Christmas?
What is Krampus.
What are the names of the three things that children hope will bring them presents?
What is
El Niño Diós' (the Baby Jesus),
El Niño Diós' (the Baby Jesus),
'Reyes Magos' (The Three Wise Men).