Santa by another name
"Papa Noel" is Santa Claus in this language
Spanish
A majority of Christmas lights are sourced from this country.
China
The Finnish visit this relaxing place on Christmas Eve
sauna
The largest gathering of these helpers happened in Thailand (2014
elves (1762 of them)
This Jewish holiday lasts for 8 nights and days.
Hanukkah
“Père Noël” is Santa Claus in this language
French
The largest plastic bottle tree in Lithuania used this green soda bottle
Nativity scenes carved from this root vegetable in Mexico
radishes
Amy Smith ran this the fastest in Santa gear (2013)
marathon - 3 hours and 43 minutes
This week-long holiday celebrates African heritage.
Kwanzza
"Hoteiosho” is a gift-bearing god or priest in this language.
Japanese
The most expensively decorated tree can be found in this rich country.
United Arab Emirates
These are decorated with Christmas lights in seafaring Greece
boats
The largest indoor light display is at this theme park in Singapore (2016)
Universal Studios - consisted of 824,961 bulbs
This holiday, originating in the UK, is the day after Christmas
Boxing Day
“Babbo Natale” is Santa Claus in this language.
Italian
The first Rockefeller tree from outside the US hailed from this country
Canada
Fish heads hang in doorways in place of these in Antarctica
mistletoe
This was the tallest ever made of ice in Maine, US (2008).
stood over 122 feet
This holiday in January celebrates the 3 Wise Men
Three Kings Day
“Ded Moroz” is Grandfather Frost in this language.
Russian
People in India decorate this type of fruit tree for the holidays
mango tree
Christmas festivities start in September in this Asian country.
Philippines
The largest group of carolers sang 6 songs in this African country (2014).
Nigeria (with a total of 25,272 carolers)
St. Lucia’s Day is mainly celebrated in this part of Europe
Scandinavia