December Holidays
The shortest day in the Northern Hemisphere, celebrated by Wiccans and other pagan groups
What is Yule or Winter Solstice?
Carleton is the home of this mascot
What is Rodney the Raven?
This country faced its most devastating wildfire season early this year.
What is Australia?
Main character tries to ruin Christmas for Whoville.
What is How the Grinch Stole Christmas (or any variant)
You have to wait until February, but you can do this on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal.
What is Skating?
This holiday is characterized by sales and shopping
What is Boxing Day?
“Can you enable screen-share” is now a frequently asked question, thanks to this app
What is Zoom?
This simple three letter hashtag symbolized a worldwide racial justice movement.
What is #BLM?
Will Ferrell travels from the North Pole to New York City to find his Dad.
What is Elf?
Anna asked Elsa if she wanted to do this.
What is build a snowman?
Eight day holiday starting on December 10, 2020
What is Hanukkah?
The author of the beloved textbook “Understanding Public Policy
Who is Paul Cairney?
(Or Cairney)
A controversial legislation sparked a longstanding civil unrest in this metropolitan city in Asia
What is Hong Kong?
A young kid must save his house from two burglars.
Donald Trump makes an appearance in the Sequel.
What is Home Alone?
This winter activity's name come from the Mi'kmaq word for sled.
What is tobogganing?
Holiday starting on December 26th that was first celebrated in 1966.
What is Kwanzaa?
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What is TheGraduate? Or TheGraduate@Carleton?
This is the second COVID-19 vaccine to be approved by the American FDA.
What is Moderna?
Rankin & Bass film about a North Pole Misfit and his friends who save Christmas on a Foggy night.
What is Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer?
Both men’s and women’s Canadian ice hockey teams last won gold at this Olympics
What is Sochi 2014?
This Anti-Santa comes to punish bad children in several European Countries on December 5th (his namesake night)
What is Krampus Night/Nacht?
The new Tabbatha.
Who is Kailey?
The United Nations declared 2020 to be the year of ____
What is the year of the nurse and the midwife? (Or Plant Health)
This 1965 animated movie is about a boy and his pet dog searching for the true meaning of Christmas.
What is a Charlie Brown Christmas?
This patience-testing activity is definitely more popular in the summer. But at least you get to eat what you catch.
What is ice-fishing?