Foreign Traditions
Santa
Literature and Music
Religious Traditions
Miscellaneous
100
Many people celebrating the Chinese New Year wear this color for good luck.

What is red?

100

Santa's home

Where is the North Pole?

100
The halls are decked with these.
What are boughs of holly?
100

Los Posadas is celebrated by some Hispanic families in the United States and lasts how many days?

What is 9 days?
100

Many celebrations occur around the shortest day of the year. What is this day called?

What is the winter solstice?

200
This is Charles Dickens' classic holiday novel.
What is a Christmas Carol?
200
This is Santa's wife.
Who is Mrs. Claus?
200

Dickens' classic character with an impaired leg 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
In this ancient civilization, during the winter holidays slaves ordered their masters around and children were in charge of their parents.
What is ancient Rome?
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

Potato pancakes, often made during Hanukkah, are known as this.

What are latkes?

300

Kwanza, a holiday celebration of African culture, lasts how many nights?

What is 7?

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
A special candelabra lit by Jewish families during their winter holiday.
What is a Menorah?
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, Donner, Blitzen, Dasher, Dancer.

Who is Prancer or Vixen?

500

Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, a Hindu holiday celebrating life and the victory of good over evil, lasts how many days?

What is 5 days?

500

In one holiday song, a boy claims all he wants for Christmas are these.

What are my two front teeth?

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