Coming of Age Ceremonies
In Japan, people come of age at age...
20
This famous American sport is very popular in both Japan and the U.S.A
baseball
This orange food is associated with Halloween
pumpkin
Christmas celebrates the birth of this special baby
The New Year starts at this time
12 midnight (12 AM)
For 'debut' in the Philippines, debutantes will receive this number of candles, roses and gifts. (It is the same number as her age)
18
Robert Whiting's 1989 book about the differences between Japanese and American baseball is called: "You gotta have ______ "
"You gotta have wa"
In the West, children receive this when they go 'Trick or treating'
candy (sweets)
Krampus runs (when scary monsters chase naughty children) happens in this European country.
Austria
In the West, the song ‘Auld Lang Syne’ is associated with New Year's celebrations. What is this song called in Japanese?
'Hotaru no hikari'
In the U.K, you can drink alcohol at this age
18
In Japanese baseball, the focus is on the group. In American baseball, the focus is on the i_________
individual
On ‘El Dia de los Muertos’, people believe they can meet ____________
their deceased (dead) relatives.
Most modern Christmas traditions originated in what century?
The 19th century
According to Scottish beliefs, the first person to cross your Threshold on Hogmanay should be a _______ haired male.
dark
Maasai tribe elders bless the young boys by spraying them with milk and _____ during the ceremony.
beer
The main differences between Japanese and American baseball are play style, culture and __________ .
pay (money)
In the Philippines, families gather here on Pangangaluluwa to remember their deceased relatives.
cemeteries
How many 'Yule lads' are there?
13
In Denmark on New Year's Eve, the bigger the pile of smashed plates outside your door, the more ______ you will have in the new year.
luck
After the Maasai initiation ceremony will the young men be recognized as Maasai warriors?
5 years
This big Japanese company was the majority owner of the Seattle mariners between 1992 and 2016
Nintendo
On ‘El Dia de los Muertos’, families leave favorite foods and other gifts at the graves of their deceased relatives or on special _____ in their homes called ‘ofrendas’.
shrines
What will the Yule lads put in the shoes of bad children?
rotting potatoes
When is Hogmanay?
January 1st.