HOLIDAY POPULAR CULTURE
This talk show host gave everyone in their audience a car during a holiday giveaway.
Oprah
The lighting of these officially kicks off the holiday season in D.C.
The National Christmas Tree and the National Menorah
As defined by meteorologists, these months are considered the winter months.
December, January, February
Cultures on all seven continents celebrate holidays that take place on this day, the shortest of the year.
Winter Solstice
Kwanzaa
The Macy's Day parade takes place on this holiday.
Thanksgiving
A beautiful festival during a popular season, which attracts and influx of tourists and locals for photos.
Cherry Blossom Festival
The number of sides that snow crystals and snowflakes have.
Six
Traditionally held after the twelve days of Christmas, this holiday celebrates the arrival of some royal gift-bearing guests to Bethlehem.
Three Kings Day
Billboard ranks this infectious song as the number one holiday song on its Top 100 Greatest Holiday Songs of All Time list.
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
Kevin McAllister
One of the most important events of the year where many Washingtonians come out to show support and maybe even get some exercise.
Marine Corps Marathon
Alaska, North Dakota, Minnesota, Maine, Wyoming, Montana
While the majority of countries in Africa celebrate Christmas on December 25th, the Julian calendar schedule Egypt’s and Ethiopia’s celebrations for this date.
January 7th
Christmas Town at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA
This theme park franchise decorates it’s 4 theme parks and 24 resorts for the holidays, taking about 150 semi-trailers to do so.
Disney
This event has taken place every Sunday for almost 50 years. It can be enjoyed at one of DC’s most enchanting parks, where you will hear great music and watch dancers and yogis.
The Drum Circle
Washington DC's coldest day on record reached this degrees Fahrenheit.
-15 degrees Fahrenheit
This central European companion of St. Nicholas is a half-goat, half-demon who takes the naughty list a bit too seriously.
Krampus
This US state is home to the oldest Fourth of July parade.
Rhode Island
Broadcast on TV, Nathan’s Hotdog eating contest takes place on July 4th every year in this state.
New York
This time-honored tradition has taken pace for 139 years, where 20,000 children and adults get to enjoy a fun day on the White House lawn.
The White House Easter Egg Roll
A blizzard in which no snow is falling is known as this:
Grounded Blizzard
Thanks to its celestial calendar Lunar New Year gives each year its own zodiac based on an old legend. As the story goes, after the year of the tiger comes the year of this: 2023’s Chinese zodiac animal.
The number of time zones the North Pole has.
Zero. All longitudinal lines start at the North Pole, which means there's no time zone.