Mexico
What is commonly used to decorate for Christmas in Mexico?
a. pinatas
b. lanterns
c. both pinatas and lanterns
c. both pinatas and lanterns
How do Germans count down the days until Christmas?
a. making tallies
b. advent calendars
c. watching a countdown show on TV
b. advent calendars
True or False:
Presepes, or nativity scenes, are everywhere in Italy during the holidays!
a. true
b. false
a. true
True or False:
Many people in China have a real Christmas tree.
a. true
b. false
b. false
Hanukkah is mostly celebrated in __________, but is also commonly celebrated in other countries.
a. China
b. Germany
c. Israel
c. Israel
True or False:
Nativity scenes are popular in Mexico.
a. true
b. false
a. true
When do Germans begin counting down the days until Christmas?
a. November 1st
b. December 1st
c. December 15th
b. December 1st
The Novena celebration lasts for three weeks. What is one way Italians celebrate during Novena?
a. placing presents underneath the tree
b. caroling in the neighborhood with friends
c. cleaning their homes
b. caroling in the neighborhood with friends
Why do people in China clean their entire house a few weeks before Chinese New Year?
a. so their house is clean for New Year's Day
b. because it is believed that good fortune may be swept away if cleaning is done on New Year's Day
c. because parents will get mad at their children if the home isn't cleaned before the holiday
b. because it is believed that good fortune may be swept away if cleaning is done on New Year's Day
What is another name for Hanukkah?
a. Festival of Celebrations
b. Festival of Lights
c. Festival of Giving
b. Festival of Lights
What is the "Posada"?
a. a type of cookie
b. a Christmas song
c. a tradition meaning "lodging" that's completed by children
c. a tradition meaning "lodging" that's completed by children
What traditional figure resembles kings and soldiers?
a. glass ornaments
b. plastic dolls
c. nutcrackers
c. nutcrackers
What do Italians NOT eat on Christmas Eve?
a. fish
b. sweets
c. meat
c. meat
What is Nian?
a. a mythical beast that would come to do harm on New Year's Eve
b. a mythical beast that would bring good luck to families
c. a mythical beast that would clean homes on New Year's Eve
a. a mythical beast that would come to do harm on New Year's Eve
How many candles does the menorah hold?
a. 9
b. 8
c. 10
a. 9
What does Las Posadas reenact?
a. children getting presents
b. Mary and Joseph searching for shelter
c. the townspeople breaking into homes
b. Mary and Joseph searching for shelter
What do nutcrackers bring?
a. bad luck
b. wealth (money)
c. good luck and protection of the home
c. good luck and protection of the home
What is La Tombola?
a. a family game, like Bingo, with numbers and pictures that are unique to Italy
b. an Italian Christmas tree
c. a midnight mass
a. a family game, like Bingo, with numbers and pictures that are unique to Italy
How would people protect themselves from Nian, the mythical beast?
a. lock all of their doors so Nian couldn't get in
b. set traps in their homes to capture Nian
c. decorate their house in red and set off fireworks to scare Nian away
c. decorate their house in red and set off fireworks to scare Nian away
What do the candles in the menorah symbolize?
a. 4 candles to celebrate the nights of Hanukkah and 4 candles to celebrate the days of Hanukkah
b. 9 candles to celebrate the nights of Hanukkah
c. 8 candles for the nights of Hanukkah and 1 candle to light the others
c. 8 candles for the nights of Hanukkah and 1 candle to light the others
When does Las Posadas take place?
a. December 16th
b. November 1st
c. January 11th
a. December 16th
Who is Christkind?
a. a messenger dressed in white robes and a crown that delivers presents
b. a good witch who delivers presents to good children and coal to bad children
c. a wooden statue that is placed under the tree
a. a messenger dressed in white robes and a crown that delivers presents
Who is La Befana?
a. a mythical creature that comes to harm
b. a good witch that brings presents to children
c. a ghost that shares Christmas dinner with families
b. a good witch that brings presents to children
What does the Chinese Lantern Festival celebrate?
a. the beginning of Spring
b. being safe from Nian
c. the dragons that bring good luck
a. the beginning of Spring
The 8th night of Hanukkah is spent playing the dreidel game. What do you have to do to win the game?
a. keep the dreidel spinning the longest
b. collect all the gelt (chocolate coins)
c. get rid of all your gelt the fastest
b. collect all the gelt (chocolate coins)