Boxing Day
Boxing Day is celebrated on this date each year
What is December 26?
A holy month that takes place the 9th month of the Islamic Calendar ending with the festival of Eid al-Fitr
What is Ramadan?
Carnaval usually takes place during these months of the year
What are February or March?
Lunar New Year falls on this day between January 21 and February 20
What is the first new moon of the lunar calendar?
An animal that is considered back luck
What is a black cat?
This country is especially known for celebrating Boxing Day as a public holiday
What is United Kingdom?
This holy book is considered by Muslims to be the literal word of God (Allah)
What is the Qur’an?
During Carnaval, people eat sweets, cake churros, doughnuts, and hearty stew, in this country with the largest celebration
What is Brazil?
Eating long noodles during Lunar New Year represents this hope for the future
What is a long life?
The word Halloween comes from this night before All Saints Day
What is All Hallows Eve?
Many families enjoy eating these from their Christmas meal on Boxing Day
What are leftovers?
During Ramadan, Muslims fast (no food or drink) each day during this time period.
What is sunrise to sunset?
Carnaval is celebrated in this public area
What are the streets?
Dumplings are eaten during Lunar New Year because they symbolize this for the year ahead
What is wealth?
Black cats became associated with Halloween partly because they were once linked to this historical event in the 1600s
What were the witch trials?
Boxing Day began as a day when people gave this to workers and community members who needed extra support, often placed in special “Christmas boxes”
What is money?
This is the meal Muslims eat to break their fast at sunset during Ramadan.
What is iftar?
Carnaval is known for parades, costumes, music, and dancing before this begins
What is Lent?
The zodiac animal for this Lunar New Year is this animal
What is the Horse?
This is the name for the original Celtic festival that is now called Halloween
What is Samhain?
Boxing Day is also know by this name in some places
What is Offering Day?
This night during the last ten days of Ramadan is considered the holiest night, when the Qur’an was first revealed
What is Laylat al-Qadr? (Night of Power)
This lively Brazilian music and dance style is performed in large group competitions during Carnaval parades
What is Samba?
These red envelopes filled with money are given by elders to wish luck and happiness in the new year.
What are hongbao?
This was carved on Halloween before the tradition of carving pumpkins
What are turnips? (root vegetables)