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Manitoba
100
Celebrated on February 14th, this holiday is named after a Christian martyr. It has evolved into a day where people express their love for each other through the exchange of cards, flowers, and chocolates.
What is Valentine's Day?
100
Where do the people run through the streets with bulls in July?
Spain (Pamplona)
100
Marking the end of Ramadan, this "Festival of Breaking the Fast" is celebrated with prayers, feasting, and giving of charity. It begins with the sighting of the new moon.
What is Eid al-Fitr?
100
This is the world's largest Volksfest, where people in Munich eat lots of traditional foods, go on amusement rides and generally drink a lot of beer.
What is Oktoberfest?
100
How old are most Jewish boys (or girls) when they have their Bar Mitzvah (or Bat Mitzvah)?
13
100
This festival is an annual celebration of Manitoba's Fur-Trading history and Indigenous and French Heritage.
What is Festival du Voyageur?
200
This is the date of Orthodox Christian Christmas.
January 7th
200
Which city in South America has the biggest Carnival in the world?
Rio de Janeiro
200
What is the festival called where people essentially have a big tomato fight (and what country is it held in?)
La Tomatina (in Bunol, Spain)
200
What word is traditionally cooked for Canadian or American Thanksgiving?
Turkey
200
What is the luckiest colour for Chinese celebrations?
Red
200
This two-week event in August is the world's largest and longest-running multicultural festival, showcasing over 40 cultural pavilions in Winnipeg, where visitors can experience the food, dance, and culture of diverse communities.
What is Folklorama?
300
How long does Ramadan last?
29 or 30 days.
300
This most important Buddhist festival, also known as Buddha Day, celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha. It is observed on the full moon of the ancient lunar month of Vesakha, which usually falls in May or June.
What is Vesak?
300
Celebrated on October 31st, this holiday originated from ancient Celtic harvest festivals and has evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, costume parties, carving jack-o'-lanterns, and enjoying horror films.
What is Halloween?
300
Which Latin American country has a very famous Day of the Dead in November?
Mexico
300
What do children usually get at Easter?
What is chocolate, or eggs?
300
This outdoor music festival, held in July at Birds Hill Provincial Park, is one of North America's premier folk music events, featuring a wide range of musical genres from folk to indie to global sounds.
What is the Winnipeg Folk Festival?
400
What date is officially New Years Day in Europe?
1st January
400
Which Asian country has the famous festival of cherry blossoms?
Japan
400
Which festival does Good Friday belong to?
What is Easter?
400
This country has Independence Day on the 24th of December.
What is Libya?
400
The original reason for celebrating Boxing Day?
What is a day to give gifts to the less fortunate?
400
Known as the "Biggest Little Stampede in the West," this annual event in Morris, Manitoba, is the province's only professional rodeo, featuring chuckwagon races, bull riding, and a parade.
What is the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition?
500
Observed annually on June 21st, this Canadian day celebrates the heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
What is National Indigenous People's Day?
500
Who Also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day, this festival is when Chinese people visit the graves of their ancestors to clean the tombs, pray, and offer food, tea, wine, and other sacrifices to the deceased. St.Patricks Day?
What is the Qingming Festival?
500
Known as the Thai New Year festival, this celebration is famous for its country-wide water fights.
What is Songkran?
500
Celebrated on the first Monday of September, this Canadian holiday honors the achievements of workers and the labor movement, and marks the unofficial end of the Canadian summer.
What is Labour Day?
500
Yazidi communities often celebrate New Year on this date.
What is the first Wednesday after April 14th?
500
Taking place in July, this event in Winnipeg is North America's second-largest Fringe Festival, offering over 12 days of continuous, unjuried, and uncensored theatre performances by companies from all over the world.
What is the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival?