FOOD
TABLE TRADITIONS
WHAT DAY IS IT
WORDS AND MEANINGS
WHAT PEOPLE DO
100

This British dessert is  traditionally served at Christmas and often contains dried fruit

Christmas pudding

100

At a British Christmas meal, people pull this paper tube and it “pops” with a snap; inside there’s usually a small gift and a joke

Christmas cracker

100

What do you call December 24th, often spent on last-minute preparations and evening family time?

Christmas Eve

100

Which decorative material consists of thin, shiny strips and is traditionally draped over Christmas trees or around rooms?

Wreath

100

In many US neighborhoods, people do this: they drive or walk around to look at decorations on houses.

Go see Christmas lights

200

This British side dish is literally small sausages wrapped in bacon

Pigs in blankets

200

After pulling it, people often wear this silly item during dinner

Paper crown

200

What do you call December 25th, the main holiday when Christmas dinner is eaten?

Christmas Day

200

Which decorative material consists of thin, shiny strips and is traditionally draped over Christmas trees or around rooms?

Tinsel

200

In the UK, many families do this before or during the Christmas meal: they pull something that makes a loud sound.

Pull Christmas crackers

300

This American holiday drink is creamy, made with eggs and milk or cream, and often tastes like nutmeg and vanilla

Eggnog

300

In many American homes, these are hung and filled with small gifts; they’re often shaped like socks and placed by a fireplace.

Stockings

300

What do you call December 26th, a public holiday in the UK but not in the US?

Boxing Day

300

Which British term refers to an official public holiday, including Christmas Day, and is not normally used in American English?

Bank holiday

300

In the US, this is a common Christmas habit:think “Home Alone”

Watch a Christmas movie tradition

400

This American side dish is sweet potatoes baked with a sweet topping that’s very American: marshmallows

Sweet potato casserole

400

What is it that two people pull after the Christmas turkey is served in many British and American homes in order to make a wish, with the larger piece believed to bring good luck?


Wishbone

400

What do you call the fourth Sunday before December 25th, marking the start of the Christmas season in both the UK and the US?

Advent Sunday

400

What Christmas tradition involves groups of people singing festive songs door to door or in public places, usually for charity or community spirit?

Caroling

400

In the UK, a common Christmas Day habit is watching something that feels “annual” and traditional

Watch Christmas specials

500

This cake is shaped like a log and is associated with a winter-fireplace image

Sweet potato casserole

500

In the UK, this is the day after Christmas and it’s known for leftovers, big TV sports, and sales

Boxing Day

500

What do you call January 6th in the UK, traditionally seen as the end of the Christmas season when decorations are taken down?

Twelfth Night (Epiphany)

500

What Christmas term refers to the birth of Jesus and is commonly used to describe a church play or scene showing Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus?

Nativity

500

The man in red and how he enters

Through the chimney