DECEMBER HOLIDAYS
This holiday originated as Christes Maesse, a religious festival to celebrate the birth of Jesus held on the Bethlehem plains
Christmas
The Grinch dressed his dog Max as a ______.
Reindeer
Also called Feast of Saint Valentine
Valentine's Day
Self-propulsion and gliding of a person across an ice surface, using metal-bladed shoes.
Skiing
A candle holder that is lit during each night of Hanukkah.
Menorah
Name the Jewish holiday celebrated over 8 days.
Hanukkah
What was the last thing the Grinch took from Whoville?
The last thing he took was the log for their fire!
A holiday celebrated on a Monday in January to honor the man who is known for his non-violent actions during the Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King day
A sport where you ride down a slope of snow with both of your feet connected to one board.
Snowboarding
This is a toy that children spin during Hanukkah.
Dreidel
This holiday was founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga that begins on December 26th and lasts a week?
Kwanzaa
What does the Grinch have in his soul?
Garlic
The holiday on the last day of the year to celebrate the upcoming year.
New Year's Eve
In this activity, you glide across flat ice.
Ice Skating
This is a candle holder lit for each night of Kwanza.
Kinara
What holiday is celebrated on December 8th and honors the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddah).
Bohdi Day
Where does the Grinch have termites?
In his smile
In Brazil it is a four day festival that proceeds Ash Wednesday
Carnaval or Carnival of Brazil,
Originated in Switzerland, a sport where either 2 or 4 teammates make runs down ice tracks in a sleigh.
Bobsledding
It symbolizes life amidst the cold, harsh winters. It was sacred to the Druids who tied golden apples to its limbs.
Christmas Tree
This is the day Yule is celebrated and is the shortest day of the year.
Winter Solstice
When Cindy Lou Who catches the Grinch stealing her family's Christmas tree, what does he say?
That he is merely taking the tree to his workshop for repairs.
This holiday's celebrations are based on Emperor Han Wu Di’s almanac. It uses the first day of the first month of the Lunar Year as the start.
Chinese New Year
Stay inside with
A hot beverage!
This is passed from person to person with each one saying something positive about the African-American community
Unity Cup (Kwanza)