CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS ELSEWHERE
In Sweden, a Christmas straw version of this animal is traditional
Not far from Yakutat, the Malaspina one of these covers 1,300 square miles (well, today)
a glacier
Both tam o' shanters & Balmoral caps are adorned with these double-speak fluffy balls
Pom Poms
A block of ice could serve as a window in one of these, a temporary winter dwelling of some Inuit people
an igloo
George R.R. Martin wrote, one in this family "always pays his debts... I think I will try and sleep. Wake me if we're about to die"
Lannister
In Iceland, kids put their boots by a window & either get candy if they're good or rotten these tubers if not
potatoes
In 2015 "The Daily Show" reported on the fight to rename this huge mountain "after a popular sport utility vehicle"
Mount McKinley (Denali)
With some help from porcupines, Native Americans produced highly ornamental quill work, like this type of shoe
Moccasin
Bears eat almost constantly during a period called hyperphagia to prepare for this winter stage
hibernation
In 1846 "Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell" were actually the poems by 3 sisters in this family
Bronte
Streets are closed to traffic as people roller skate to Christmas Eve mass in this capital of Venezuela
Caracas
Named for a son of King George III, this sound with Valdez as a main port, was the site of the Exxon-Valdez oil spill
Prince William Sound
A representation of a sea nymph served as this bit of ornamentation on the front of HMS Arethusa in the Crimean War
A figurehead
December 26 marks the first day of this African-American holiday
Kwanzaa
People often ask, "What is the correct pronunciation?" of this family of bears that debuted in 1962
Berenstain
Japan keeps the holidays "extra crispy" with what has become a traditional Christmas meal from this chain
KFC
Attu & Kiska are islands in this chain extending 1,200 miles west of the Alaskan peninsula
the Aleutian Islands
A distinguishing feature of many Gothic churches, so named because it radiates out like a certain flower
a rose window
This Norwegian skater was only 11 when she competed in her first Olympics--the very first Winter Olympics in 1924
Sonja Henie
This author opened a book with "A long time ago... Pa and Ma and Mary and Laura and baby Carrie left their little house in the Big Woods"
Ingalls Wilder
North of Quezon City, San Fernando is the "Christmas Capital of" this nation, holding a Giant Lantern Festival in December
the Philippines
Named for an early 20th century vice president, this city boasts 24 hours of sunlight for 70 days across May to July
Fairbanks
Working from National Geographic photos, Don Featherstone designed the first of these lawn ornaments in 1957
a pink flamingo
Observed January 6, Three Kings Day is also known as the Feast of this
Epiphany (the Magi)
John Galsworthy's "Saga" about this family is soon to get no less than its third glossy BBC/PBS adaptation
Forsyte