Christmas Traditions
This treat and drink is often left out for Santa Claus.
What are milk and cookies?
The name of the bird that sits in a pear tree.
What is a partridge?
The type of tree placed in houses and decorated at Christmas time.
What is a pine tree?
Wrapping up a surprise for someone to open on Christmas morning.
What is "wrapping presents"?
Fireworks! Changing the calendars! Midnight!
What is New Years Eve/Day?
These are bought, wrapped and given with care at Christmas time.
What is gift giving?
The name of the snowman that came to life on Christmas.
Who is Frosty?
A round decoration hung on your door.
What is a wreath?
Gingerbread, shortbread, tarts, squares, etc.
What is Christmas baking?
This holiday involves candles (menorah) and celebrates the miracle of light.
What is Hanakkuh?
What is turkey or ham?
Rudolph was known for this.
What is a glowing red nose?
This wooden character often looks like a soldier and has a large mouth that opens and closes.
What is a nutcracker?
Send these in the mail to loved ones.
What is sending Christmas cards?
This day marks the 1st day of Winter.
What is the Winter Solstice?
This is a countdown calendar for Christmas. Sometimes they contain chocolates for each day.
What is an advent calendar?
This is ridden through the snow in the song "jingle bells".
What is a one horse open sleigh?
This long decoration often hangs down railings and along the walls.
What is garland?
These are played on television around Christmas time.
Hint: Some popular ones are Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, National Lampoon Christmas Vacation, and A Christmas Story.
What are Christmas movies?
Hindu festival of lights. It symbolises the spiritual victory of Dharma over Adharma, light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance
What is Diwali?
This involves people, cars, sometimes animals, music to get dressed up and march in a line down the streets at Christmas time.
Hint: Santa is the last one in this line.
What is a Santa Claus / Christmas parade?
In the song "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", it wishes you a Merry Christmas and a happy
_______ _______________.
What is a "Happy New Year"?
This displays the birth of Baby Jesus.
What is a nativity scene/ manger?
Group singing Holiday Songs.
Hint: It is a category.
What is caroling?
This is an African-American celebration regarding the harvest festival traditions from various parts of West, East, as well as Southeast Africa.
What is Kwanzaa?