Holidays Americans DON'T Celebrate
Also known as Lunar New Year, the date of this holiday varies but is celebrated in winter with fireworks and parades.
What is Chinese New Year?
According to Lifestyle magazine, this popular t.v Show is currently making Americans more interested in soccer.
What is Ted Lasso?
In 2021 this movie that told us why We Don't Talk About Bruno, hit theaters Thanksgiving weekend.
What is Encanto?
This leader of the Nez Pearce tribe is most famous for speech in which he surrendered to General Howard in 1877, known as "I Will Fight No More Forever."
Who is Chief Joseph?
This delicious chocolate confection is named for a region in Germany.
What is Black Forest Cake?
Romanians celebrate Dragobete on February 24th in honor of the Romanian God Of Love. Many believe it is a great substitute for this American holiday celebrated at a similar time for a similar reason.
What is Valentine's Day?
With 211 nations, this world wide soccer organization has more countries than the United Nations.
What is FIFA?
This 2013 movie is the highest grossing Thanksgiving release of all time. To be fair, most of it's audience were girls under the age of 10 who just wanted to sing along with Elsa and Ana.
What is Frozen?
This controversial writer came under fire during the Me Too movement, but there is no denying the work his autobiographical works like "Diary of a Part-Time Indian" have done to shed light on the plight of modern-day Native Americans.
The traditional Sicilian version of this Italian dessert is a crispy shell filled with sweetened ricotta cheese.
What is a cannoli?
This British holiday began when wealthy people brought food and gifts to those who worked for them after Christmas. It has nothing to do with fighting.
What is Boxing Day?
Rogelio Centi has scored 131 goals in his career, which is especially impressive since he plays THIS position.
What is GOALIE?
In 2015, this movie featuring Rocky Balboa as a trainer to his rival's son hit the theaters.
What is Creed?
The title of this novel by Tommy Orange comes from a quote made by Gertrude Stein when she visited her hometown of Oakland and realized it wasn't the same place she grew up. She claimed "There is no THIS."
What is There There.
This delicious Australian dessert is named after a famous Russian Ballerina because it is light, fluffy and graceful.
What is a Pavlova?
The Mexican tradition of Las Posadas recreates the journey of this couple. People travel to homes of friends and families looking to be invited in. In this case, unlike the original couple, they are invited in, fed and sheltered for as long as they like.
Who are Mary and Joseph?
Many World Cup fans are boycotting this year's games due to its location in this controversial Middle Easter country.
What is Qatar?
This movie title was inspired by a line in Adam Sandler's Hanukkah song and follows an animated family through the days of that holiday.
What is Eight Crazy Nights?
Many literary and educational institutions have begun preparing and reciting one of THESE on their websites and at the opening of any formal reading event. It is defined as a formal statement that recognizes and respects indigenous peoples as the traditional stewards of the land we stand upon.
What is a Land Acknowledgement?
This custard dessert which sits in a pool of caramel and is topped with a thin crispy layer of caramel is popular in Mexico and other Latin American countries.
What is Flan?
Regarded as one of the most important observances in the Muslim faith, this is a month-long period of fasting and observance.
What is Ramadan?
This all star soccer player is ranked as the greatest female player of all time. She led her team to World Cup glory in 1991 and 1999 and Olympic Gold in 1996 and 2004.
Who is Mia Hamm?
This movie, based on a Stephen King story, is popular for having one of the most shocking and terrifying endings of any movie ever. It came out in 2007 and was not at all Holiday-themed. Instead it told the story of a freak storm that ended in death.
What is The Mist?
Jesmyn Ward's second novel published in 2011, tells the story of a teen girl in rural Mississippi who learns she is pregnant shortly before this hurricane hits her home and challenges her closely knit family.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This sweet treat with a crust infused with nuts and a jam-like filling is named for a city in Austria.
What is a Linzer Torte?