International
History
Santa
Traditions
December
100

Feast of the Seven Fishes is celebrated in this country

Italy

100

Christmas evolved from these pagan festivities 

Solistice celebrations

100

Santa lives here

The North Pole

100

In 1843, a British socialite had too many friends to write handwritten notes to and unknowingly started this tradition. 

Christmas Cards

100
During Ancient Rome, December was this month instead of 12th

tenth

200

In this country, they eat KFC on Christmas

Japan

200

In the year 221, this date was first identified as Jesus's birth

12/25

200

Chris Kringle was anglicized from this country

Germany - Christkindl - Chris Kingle 

200
This fruit used to be put into stockings to represent gold

Oranges

200

The date of the day that will live in infamy

December 7th, 1941

300

Krampus is from this country. 

Austria

300

These followers of the patron saint of animals were the original carolers in the 14th century

St Francis of Assisi 

300

This is the amount of times Santa checks his list

Twice
300

In England, they put these are their heads during Christmas celebrations

Cracker Crown

300

In December of this year, the Sons of Liberty threw tea into the Boston Harbor. 

1773

400

In Germany, children put out shoes for St. Nicholas to fill with candy on this day.

12/5

400

Although most know him for his 95 theses, he popularized putting candles on Christmas trees

Martin Luther

400

Santa Claus comes from "Sinterklaas" which is this language

Dutch
400

This spies on children and reports back to Santa

Elf on the shelf

400
This president introduced his doctrine in December of 1823

James Monroe

500

Although an American Holiday, Kwanza gets his name from this African language. 

Swahili 

500

What a year in this year gold miners rushed to California and Mrs. Claus was first mentioned in a poem by James Rees

1849

500

Santa is based off a real person and is from this country

Turkey

500

In the same year, Poland was invaded by the Nazis and Rudolph was invented as a marketing tool for a department store 

1939

500

This king of England abdicated in order to marry a twice divorced American in 1936

King Edward VIII