Holiday Happenings
Archaeologists in Turkey recently uncovered a sarcophagus believed to hold the remains of this saint that inspired the modern Christmas character of Santa Claus
Saint Nicholas
This is both a Christmas plant and a Miller cousin
Holly
The secret ingredient in Grandma's Christmas sugar cookies
Almond
Popular coffee chain you can now find in Fort Wayne that are known for their "Tim Bits" doughnut holes
Tim Horton's
The Muensterberg Plaza and Clock Tower is in this Swiss-themed Indiana town.
Berne, Indiana
This is the name for Santa Claus in French-speaking countries
Papa Noel
This ursine loves Coca-Cola
Polar bear
A bucket of this American fast food's signature product is a Japanese Christmas staple following a white lie by the local franchinese owner in the 1970s
KFC
This maritime Canadian province neighboring Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island is the only Canadian province that is officially bilingual
New Brunswick
Alsatian Amish, tracing their lineage to the Anabaptists that moved to the Alsace region of France following the devastating Thirty Years' War (from 1618 to 1648), primarily settled in this Indiana county.
Allen County
This is the season of waiting and preparation for Christ's birth and second coming
Advent
The Sami of Lapland are known to raise this animal, albeit without the red nose
Reindeer
This British Christmas dessert, recently repopularized by the Australian comedy troupe Aunty Donna, is more cake than the name suggests
Christmas Pudding
The Stallions, the only American team to win the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Grey Cup, was based out of this American city
Baltimore
The name for these types of eggs comes from the Pennsylvania Dutch English phrase for "over-easy"
dippy eggs ("dippy ecks")
In this country, Sinterklaas is accompanied by his assistant Zwarte Piet, a character that has sparked controversy for the use of blackface by his actors.
The Netherlands
Don't confuse this animal with the singer of the 90s hit "Kiss from a Rose"
Seal
This arboreal holiday treat is popular in French-speaking European countries
Yule log
Nestled in the Vancouver suburbs and whose American football team was the only foreign team in the NCAA, Simon Fraiser University is located in this province
British Columbia
Much of the art and culture of this group (such as hex art) from the Rheinish Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire (now Germany), is erroneously attributed to the Plain Dutch and Amish of Pennsylvania.
The Fancy Dutch
El Caganer or "The Pooper" is a figure in the traditional model of the city of Bethlehem in the Catalonian region of this country
Spain
This Himalayan cryptid is relative of Bigfoot
Yeti
The sweet and fluffy Italian fruit cake
Panettone
This is the Canadian government's term for Native Americans (excluding Métis and Inuit)
First Nations people
This late-coming Anabaptist church is one of the major peace churches in the US, alongside Mennonites and Quakers.
The Brethren Church