To commemorate the 8 days the oil burned, when it should not have burned even one
100
Which holiday is the Hindu the Festival of Light?
Diwali
100
Which Saint’s Day is celebrated on December 6th and in some countries (such as the Netherlands)is the day when gifts arrive for children, instead of on December 25th?
St. Nicholas Day
100
What Zorastrian God’s birthday was commonly celebrated on December 25th?
Mithras
100
Which Muslim holiday is called the Festival of Sacrifice?
Eid-al-Adha
200
Which English Monarch was the first to have a Christmas Tree?
Queen Victoria
200
What is the name for the celebration on New Year’s Day in Japan?
Shogatsu
200
In Spain, children typically receive their presents on this day instead of Christmas day.
What is Three Kings Day?
200
What is the name for the Persian Winter Solstice Festival?
Yalda
200
What special power did mistletoe have, according to the Vikings?
The ability to resurrect the dead. (Balder was killed by mistletoe arrow, but when Frigga his mother cried and turned berries from red to white, he came alive again.)
300
Chaunakkah celebrates which historical event?
When the Hellenist Syrians banned Judaism and defiled the temple in Jerusalem. The Maccabees led a revolt to restore the temple. At the end the temple had little oil remaining, but what did remain burned for eight nights.
300
At midnight on New Year’s Eve in Japan, how many times do the bells ring in the Buddhist Temple?
108 Times
300
Who wrote the poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” which is credited with inventing many of the elements of the American Santa Claus?
Clement Moore
300
Who was Mithras’s father and mother?
The God Ahura-Mazda was his father and a virgin called the mother of God was his mother.
300
What event does the muslim Holiday Eid-al-Adha commemorate?
Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael.
400
In what American Colony was Christmas illegal from 1659-1681?
Massachusetts
400
Why do Hindus clean their houses at the start of Diwali?
To welcome the Goddess Lakshmi
400
In England, the Yule log is left burning until this holiday?
What is Twelfth Night?
400
What food is commonly consumed at Yalda festivities?
The last remaining fresh fruits of summer.
400
What God does Pancha Ganapati honor?
Lord Ganesha
500
What is the traditional drink Wassail made of?
Some variation of cider,Mulled Ale, Curdled Cream, Roasted Apples, eggs, cloves, nutmeg, sugar, and ginger
500
What holiday do Buddhist’s celebrate on Dec. 8th and what does it commemorate?
Bodhi day which celebrates the enlightenment of Buddha.
500
What Saint’s Day is celebrated in Sweden as a festival of light in December?
Saint Lucy's Day or Santa Lucia
500
What fruits hold particular meaning or significance for Yalda?
Watermelon and Pomegranates
500
What are the colors used to represent the five days of Pancha Ganapati?
Golden Yellow, Royal Blue, Ruby Red, Emerald Green, Brilliant Orange