Food
A creamy holiday drink popular in the US and UK, often spiced with nutmeg and sometimes spiked
What is Eggnog?
Trimming a tree with lights, ornaments, and a star or angel
What is decorating a Christmas tree?
In this country, kids leave shoes out on January 6 to receive gifts from the Three Kings
What is (Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and others)?
This holiday classic features a human-sized Santa helper that is on a mission to find his real father
What is 'Elf'?
In this city, a ball is dropped at the stroke of midnight on December 31st
What is New York City?
Small pastries filled with sweet dried fruit, often eaten at Christmas
What are Mince pies?
In Argentina (and other Spanish speaking countries), sharing a late-night family meal on December 24
What is Nochebuena?
“Dashing through the snow, In a one horse open sleigh”
What is "Jingle Bells"?
A popular office gift exchange that entails unwrapping gifts and/or stealing gifts
What is white elephant?
Round festive sweets made with gram flour, ghee, and sugar, common during Diwali
What is Ladoo (Laddu)?
In India on January 14th (15th on leap year), when the sun is making it's northward journey, in some regions people are doing this outside for the harvest festival (looking to the sky)
What is flying a kite? (Makar Sankranti and other harvest festivals)
Fireball swinging through the streets of Stonehaven is a Hogmanay tradition in this UK region
What is Scotland?
Mariah Carey wants this
What is You? (accepting "All I want for Christmas is You")
A spinning top game played during Hanukkah
What is a dreidel?
A classic Argentine Christmas dish of cold sliced beef topped with a tuna-anchovy-caper sauce
What is Vitel Toné?
Hitting the post-Christmas sales on December 26 in the UK
What are Boxing Day sales?
A figure named Krampus, a horned, demonic beast, is said to punish misbehaving children during the Christmas season
What is Austria?
This (disputed) holiday classic features a NYC police officer (Bruce Willis) who becomes entangled in a terrorist takeover of a Los Angeles skyscraper while visiting his estranged wife during a Christmas Eve party
What is 'Die Hard'?
The day of Pongal (celebrated in Tamil region of India) dedicated to honoring cattle, often with garlands and processions
What is Mattu Pongal?
A crown-shaped sweet bread eaten on January 6th (3 Kings Day), with a hidden figurine inside
What is Rosca de Reyes (3 Kings bread)?
Creating colorful floor art with powders or flowers outside homes in India during Diwali
What is making Rangoli?
A popular Christmas tradition in this country is eating a special meal from Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
What is Japan? (Gotcha! Xp)
This song goes like "tuki tuki tuki tuki, tuki tuki tuki ta"
What is "Mi Burrito Sabanero"? (or "El burrito de Belen")
A Christmas display of figurines featuring a baby, sometimes a sheep, sometimes a donkey, and sometimes a camel?
What is a nativity?