Foods
A soup eaten in Mexico for Christmas/winter
Pozole
The Festival of Lights in Judaism
Hanukkah
Celebrated on January 1st
New Year's
Weird food/veggie hidden in Christmas tree by some families and whoever finds it gets an extra present
Pickle
Team from Dallas that played in NFL game on Thanksgiving
Cowboys
One difference between Mexican and Guatemalan Tamales
Wrappers!
or
Different fillings
Corn husks for Mexican tamales, Maxan leaves / Banana leaves in Guatemala
The reason Yalda is celebrated on December 21st
It's the longest day of the year - BONUS: What is this called?
A game played on Hanukkah
Dreidel
Holiday where Diyas (lamps) that symbolizes goodness winning over evil are lit
Diwali
Sport commonly watched on Christmas Day
Basketball (NBA Christmas Day!)
A drink consumed on Day of the Dead and las Posadas, originates in Mexico
Atolé
Celebrated in Mexico Dec 16-24, children go from house to house and the night ends in a party
Las Posadas
Number of candles in a menorah
9!
What Santa Claus is called in Germany
Father Christmas
Sport played at NHL Winter Classic on New Years Day
Hockey
A fruit eaten on Yalda
Watermelon or Pomegranate
Holiday celebrated in Guatemala on December 7th involving a piñata
La Quema del Diablo
One way that Yalda is celebrated
- Feast (Food and Drinks)
- Staying up late
- Reading poetry
Where the famous New Year's Ball Drop occurs
New York City
The name of a potato pancake eaten for Hanukkah
Latkes!
Annual celebration of African-American culture based on different African traditions
Kwanzaa
Name of plays put on in Mexico reenacting Christmas story
Pastorelas
Country where its become a tradition to eat KFC for Christmas
Japan
The three colors used in celebrating Kwanzaa
Red, Black, and Green
(Red for blood shed in struggle for freedom, black for the people of African descent, green for the rich land of Africa)