Christmas
Easter
Religion
Cultures
Miscellaneous
100

When do Austrian people set up their Christmas tree?

December 24th

100
Is painting Easter eggs a tradition done in Austria?

Yes

100

What is the main religion in Austria?

Catholicism, specifically Roman Catholic 

100

Five main cultures living in Austria?

croatians, slovene, czech, slovak and hungarians.

100

What is the name of the giant candle that travels to Austria?

The light of Peace

200

What time is the Christmas feast? 

Midnight 

200

How detailed are the Easter Eggs?

They’re usually extremely detailed

200

True or False: Austrian churches have similar masses and celebrate similar events 

True

200

True or False, Austrians adjust their traditions to fit their cultural beliefs?

True

200

What do the Krampus wear?

They wear bells

300

Who is the Krampus?

The Krampus is a creature who comes around Christmas night

300

What’s special about the Easter Eggs?

They have a significant marking on them

300

Name an Austrian Church?

Votivkirche, Salzburg Cathedral

300

Name an Austrian tradition

Krampus, Candle of Peace, etc

300

What does the tradition of the singing carols represent?

It represents the journey of Josef and Maria travelling from house to house to find somewhere to stay

400

What does the Krampus do?

The Krampus uses a birch branch to LIGHTLY hit kids to remind them not to be naughty.

400

Which cities do the Candle travel to? (Starting and ending point)

Bethlehem and Vienna 

500

Who is the Christkind? 

The Christkind is the angel who brings children gifts on christmas eve, they leave their window open to allow the christkind to come in and leave presents.

500

Which Saint is the Krampus the opposite of? And where do you run into them?

St Nicolas, and you run into them at parades and marches