Tet
Traditions
Wild Card
Holiday Foods
Historical Background
100

What is the traditional color of the lucky money envelopes?

Red

100

On what holiday do you give out hearts and chocolate?

Valentines Day

100

Name three holidays that are happening in February?

Valentines day, Super Bowl Sunday, Tet, World Cancer Day, Darwin Day, Presidents Day, etc.

100

Name five things traditionally eaten during Tet

banh chung, banh day, banh tet, boiled chicken, vietnamese sausage, vegetables soup with pork skin, pickled onion, pickled cabbage, pickled small leeks and other

100

Who's birthday is Christmas?

Jesus

200

How many zodiac animals are there?

12

200

What festival is famous for moon cakes and lantern?

Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

200

What US national holiday is on March 14th?

Pi Day

200

On what holiday is rice cake soup (ttuk-guk) traditionally eaten?

Seul-nal (Korean Lunar New Year)

200

Where did halloween originate?

Ireland

300

Name all twelve zodiac animals

rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep/goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig

300

In what holiday is a "dreidel" traditional?

Hanukkah

300

What day is May the 4th?

Star Wars Day

(May the fourth be with you)

300

What day is challah bread eaten in Judaism?

The Sabbath (The Jewish day of rest)

300

Where did Valentines Day originate?

Ancient Rome

400

How many countries have lunar new year as a national holiday?

Five

400

What color is the central candle in the Kwansa candles?

Black

400

In what country will you find a tomato throwing festival?

Spain

400

In what country is beer and mince pie left out for Santa Clause?

Ireland

400

Why is the Lunar New Year celebrated?

Start of 2nd new moon based on the lunisolar calendar.

500

On what day on the Gregorian calendar will the next tet happen?

January 25th

500

In what country are radishes displayed as a Christmas decoration?

Mexico

500

In what country do people roller skate to mass on Christmas?

Venezuela

500

In what country is it traditional to drink animal blood to celebrate a birth?

Kenya and Tanzania

(accept either)

500

Why Canadian Thanksgiving celebrated?

To celebrate the harvest

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