Kwanzaa
The decade in which Kwanzaa was created.
What is 1960s.
Kwanzaa was created as a way of uniting and empowering the African American community in the aftermath of the Watts Rebellion.
The date on which Christmas is celebrated in The United States.
December 25
Yule is the celebration of this event in mid/late December.
What is the winter solstice, which marks the longest night of the year?
Hanukkah is a winter celebration in this religious tradition.
What is Judaism?
Name two countries in which St. Lucia's Day is celebrated.
Kwanzaa is taken from the phrase "matunda ya kwanza,” which means “first fruits" in this language.
What is Swahili?
Christmas is most closely associated with which religious group.
What are Christians/is Christianity?
Yule is celebrated for how many days?
What is 12 days?
The number of nights celebrated during Hanukkah.
The date on which St. Lucia is celebrated each year.
What is December 13?
Kwanzaa centers around how many principles?
What is seven?
The seven principles are umoja (unity), kujichagulia (self-determination), ujima (collective work and responsibility), ujamaa (cooperative economics), nia (purpose), kuumba (creativity) and imani (faith)
Christmas celebrates which important event to Christians?
The fire and light incorporated during yule festivities represents this.
What is the returning sun?
Hanukkah celebrates this event.
What is the Maccabees reclaiming the Temple in Jerusalem from the Greek-Syrians.
After the Maccabee victory, they cleansed and rededicated the temple—as the story goes, they required a holy light to burn inside at all times, but the Jews had only enough oil for one night. Incredibly, the light burned for eight days.
The headpiece worn by girls during the festival procession.
What is a (lighted) wreath?
According to the legends, St Lucia would secretly bring food to the Christians hiding in Roman catacombs under the city. She would light her way with candles held in a wreath on her head so she could have both hands free to carry things.
To avoid too much spending and over consuming, gifts for Kwanzaa are encouraged to be this, instead of purchased.
What is homemade/handmade?
Educational gifts are also often given (and encouraged).
Jingle Bells wasn't originally a Christmas song at all! It was written for what other American holiday?
What is Thanksgiving?
This celebratory item, which burns throughout the entire holiday, is also a traditional dessert consisting of sponge cake and icing rolled together.
What is the yule log?
The number of branches a "hanukkiya" has.
What is nine?
During the procession, candlelight is accompanied by this famous song.
What is "Sankta Lucia"?
There are three main colors of Kwanzaa - red, green, and black which represent what.
What is red- representing the struggle; green, representing the land and hope for the future; and black, representing people of African descent.
This country provides the Christmas tree for Trafalgar Square (in London) every year.
What is Norway?
Since 1947, the city of Oslo in Norway has given the tree to London in gratitude for Britain's support during World War II.
Holly, a traditional plant of Yule, represents hope, resilience, enduring life, and this royal figure.
Who is the Holly King?
The Holly King is recognized as a symbol of the waning sun and the triumph of darkness over light.
Latkes, sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), and apple fritters have something in common with this deep meaning during Hanukkah.
What is fried in oil.
People fry their food in oil for Hanukkah as a symbol for the miracle oil that burned for eight nights straight.
This baked good is often served for the holiday. In Swedish it is called "lussekatter."
What is saffron bread?