Tradition
Story/History
Culture
Words
100

What do we set out (出しておく) for Santa?

Milk and cookies
100

What animal pulls Santa's sleigh?

Reindeer

100

What is the traditional Christmas food in Japan?

Fried chicken, Christmas cake

100

メリークリスマス

Merry Christmas!

200

What do we decorate for Christmas?

We decorate trees and houses.

200

What is Santa's full name?

Santa Claus/St. Nicholas

200

Where do many Japanese people go on New Year's Eve?

A shrine, hatsumode

200

あけましておめでとうございます

Happy New Year!

300

What is a traditional American Christmas food?

Gingerbread cookies/Christmas ham

300

How many animals pull Santa's sleigh?

8/9

300

How many days is Oshougatsu?

3 days/7 days

300

Rice cake

400

Where do Americans do the New Year's Countdown?

New York City, Times Square

400

Where is Santa from?

The North Pole/Turkey/Greece

400

How many days is Christmas?

12 days

400

初日の出

First sunrise

500

What is a traditional New Year's drink?

Champagne, amazake

500

When was Santa born?

~270 AD

500

What is the most popular Christmas song?

All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey

500

おみくじ

Fortune, fortune slip

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