Foreign Traditions
Santa
Literature and Music
Religious Traditions
Miscellaneous
100

What is Merry Christmas in Spanish? 

feliz navidad




100

Where is Santa's home? 

The North Pole

100
The halls are decked with these.
What are boughs of holly?
100
This is what Christians in America celebrate on Christmas day.
What is the birth of Christ?
100
This happens every December 21st or 22nd.
What is the first day of winter?
200

When is Lama Tsong Khapa Day (Buddist Festival of Lights)?

December 10th

200
This is Santa's wife.
Who is Mrs. Claus?
200
Dickens' classic crippled character in A Christmas Carol.
Who is Tiny Tim?
200
This is the number of days the Jewish holiday Hanukkah in December is celebrated.
What is 8?
200
This is the traditional New Year's Eve song that is sung after midnight.
What is Auld Lang Syne?
300

When is Christmas according to the Julian Calendar?

January 7th

300
Santa says goodbye by saying "Merry Christmas to all and . . . ." The next five words are . . .
What is "to all a good night."
300
This many calling birds were sent in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas".
What is four?
300
The dreydl was first created to allow Jews to come together and do this when it was forbidden.
What is pray?
300
This is what the manger scene of Jesus is called.
What is a creche?
400
In this place they enjoy surfing during their summer to celebrate Christmas.
What is Australia?
400
In England, this is how they refer to Santa Claus.
Who is Father Christmas?
400
They were the three spirits who visited Scrooge on Christmas Eve.
Who are the Ghosts of Christams Past, Present and Future?
400

What is a Menorah?

A special candelabra lit by Jewish families during their winter holiday.

400
According to tradition, what do bad boys and girls get for Christmas?
What is coal in their stockings?
500
Italy's equivalent to Santa.
What is the good witch?
500
In Holland, Santa fills these.
What are wooden shoes?
500
Another one of Santa's reindeer than Rudolph, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer.
Who is Prancer or Vixen?
500

Where are Mary and Joseph go after the birth of Christ?

Bethlehem

500
In one holiday song, a boy claims all he wants for Christmas are these.
What are my two fron teeth?
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