December Awareness
This awareness is observed on December 3 to celebrates all different able peoples internationally.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
What culture observes Hannukah
Jewish/Israeli Cultures
What culture groups celebrate Kwanzaa
When is the Winter Solstice?
21st of December (shortest day of the year)
When is Christmas
December 25
This awareness is observed in December to bring awareness, spread education, campaign and contribute to the science and treatment of a specific immunodeficiency syndrome and virus.
HIV/AIDS Awareness
What is Hannukah the festival of, and when is it celebrated according to the Hebrew Calendar
The Festival of Lights celebrated on the 25th day of Kislev
What does Kwanzaa mean and in what language
The Swahili word for first; the first of the harvest
What is Soyal and who observes it
The Winter Solstice observed by the Zuni and Hopi peoples (Indiginous Peoples of the Americas)
Who is St. Nick
This awareness is observed in December to remind others that we must treat others with dignity and respect.
Universal Human Rights Month
Name 5 popular foods/treats served during Hanukkah.
Latkes, Brisket, Sufganiyot, Gelt, Kugel (any dish named by a celebrant/observer can count...not limited to this list)
When was Kwanzaa first celebrated/created
1960; by Pan-African Studies professor and Black Nationalist at California State Univeristy (Maulana Karenga)
How many nights is Soyal celebrated
9 nights
What is Las Posadas
The celebration of Mary and Joseph's travels observed by many Latin Americans
This awareness is observed in December to bring education and draw more attention to this specific mental health disorder that is typically triggered by the change of the seasons.
Seasonal Affective Disorder Awareness
How many days is Hannukah observed, why, and what is used for observation
8 days to commemorate the 8 night the oil burned (when it was only expected to burn 1 night). Observers use a menorah and light a candle each night.
What is used for observation and what does it signify
Kinara: Red for the blood shed fighting for freedom, black for Africa, and green or fertility and hope. 7 Candles for the 7 principles
How is/was Soyal celebrated
9 nights of sacred rituals performed in chambers (Kivas) with ceremonies involving singing, dancing and storytelling along with some gift exchange to children
Name at least 5 different winter or winter solstice holidays (and the celebrating culture)
Saturnalia (Roman), Brumalia (Greek), Hanukkah (Jewish), Kwanzaa (African-American), Christmas (Christian), Sankranti (Hindu), Dong Zhi (Chinese), Sheb-e Yalda (Iran), Soyal (Hopi), Shalako (Zuni), Inti Raymi (Peru), Toji (Japanese), Las Posadas (Latin American)
This awareness is observed in December to encourage people to learn more about different cultures, specifically the different languages including different Sign Languages.
Learn A Foreign Language Month
What are the 3 prayers?
What are the 7 principles (and their Swahili names)
Establishing Life Anew for All the World
What do most of these winter holidays have in common?
Gift exchange, family gathering, blessings of the new year/season