DECEMBER HOLIDAYS
The Jewish “festival of lights,” marked by lighting candles for eight nights
Hanukkah
Who is the snowman that loooves summer?
Olaf
his 1990 comedy sees Kevin McCallister defend his home from the Wet Bandits.
Home Alone
A fast-paced team sport on ice where players use sticks to shoot a puck into a net.
Ice Hockey
This is a candle holder that is lit during each night of Hanukkah.
Menorah
Celebrated on December 6 in parts of Europe, children leave out shoes to receive small gifts from a legendary saint.
Saint Nicholas Day
He's a snowman who comes to life when he's put together.
Frosty the Snowman
In this 2003 film, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York to find his father.
Elf
In Nordic countries, this long-distance over-snow travel uses wide shoes to distribute weight.
Snowshoeing
This is a toy that children spin during Hanukkah.
Dreidel
What is the weeklong holiday that begins on December 26th, that lasts a week, and that was modeled after the first harvest celebrations in Africa?
Kwanzaa
The girl who saved Christmas in Whoville!
Cindy Lou Who
This 1946 classic features George Bailey, Clarence the angel, and the town of Bedford Falls.
It's a Wonderful Life
This winter sport evolved from skateboarding and surfing in the 1960's
Snowboarding
This is a candle holder lit for each night of Kwanza.
Kinara
What holiday is celebrated in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset.
Ramadan
This person hates Christmas and is known for saying, "Bah humbug!"
Scrooge
n this 1993 stop-motion film, Jack Skellington discovers a new holiday and tries to run it his way.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
A sport where either 2 or 4 teammates make runs down ice tracks in a sleigh.
Bobsledding
This is a green plant with red berries, used to decorate for Christmas.
Holly
This is the day Yule is celebrated and is the shortest day of the year.
Winter Solstice
This green character hates Christmas.
The Grinch
This 1954 musical stars Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye as entertainers who help save a Vermont inn.
White Christmas
This winter Olympic sport involves two teams of four players, ice, and a broom to sweep the ice.
Curling
An ancient winter solstice tradition of burning a large log
Yule Log