Christmas Traditions
What is the name of the day when Christmas is celebrated in Sweden?
Christmas Eve.
What are the small spicy cookies that are popular during Christmas called?
Gingerbread cookies.
What is the name of the man who is said to deliver Christmas presents?
Santa Claus.
What are the traditional colors of a candy cane?
Red and white.
What is the name of the snowman in the movie Frozen?
Olaf.
What do we light every Sunday in December leading up to Christmas?
An Advent candle.
What is the most common porridge eaten during Christmas in Sweden?
Rice porridge.
What is the name of the reindeer who leads Santa’s sleigh?
Rudolph
What symbol is often placed at the very top of a Christmas tree?
A star or a topper.
What is the name of the movie where a boy is left home alone at Christmas
Home Alone.
In which Nordic country is it common to dance around a "Christmas goat"?
Finland
Which sweet dessert, often made with almonds, is served with rice porridge?
Rice pudding (Ris à la Malta).
Which Christmas character lives in Greenland and steals Christmas in a famous story?
The Grinch.
What is the name of the song where you sing, “The fox is rushing over the ice”?
"Now it’s Christmas Again" (Nu är det jul igen).
Which Swedish Christmas calendar show is about a thief and a detective named Ture?
Ture Sventon
Which holiday is celebrated in Sweden on December 13th?
Saint Lucia’s Day.
Which fish is traditionally used in lutefisk?
Cod.
What is the name of the boy in the story Karl-Bertil Jonsson’s Christmas Eve?
Karl-Bertil Jonsson.
In the song Light a Candle, something "falls." What is it?
The snow.
What is the name of the classic Swedish Christmas movie where Allan Edwall plays the father of Emil?
Emil in Lönneberga
What is the tradition called where children dress up and go door-to-door with rhymes or songs to get candy?
Christmas rhyming (or Christmas goat tradition).
What is the warm drink with spices that is often served at Christmas called?
Mulled wine (glögg).
What is the name of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas story about a greedy man who meets three ghosts?
A Christmas Carol.
Which song is about a red candle lit every Sunday leading up to Christmas?
"Advent Time" (Adventstid).
What animal is the main character in the Christmas calendar Panic in Santa’s Workshop?
A pig (named Ham).