Advent
Food
Boxing Day
Santa Claus
General
100
How many Christmas advents are there before Christmas?
4 advents.
100
In what book was traditional Christmas goose featured?
Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol.
100
On what date was Boxing Day celebrated in England?
26 December.
100
What was the name of Santa Claus?
St. Nicholas.
100
In what month is the Christmas celebrated?
December.
200
What are the two traditions that have caught on in England about the advents?
The Advent calendar and The Advent candle.
200
How were mince pies often known as?
Christmas pies.
200
What is the Boxing Day all about?
It is traditionally a time to give gifts to tradesmen, servants and friends.
200
Where did St. Nicholas live in the early 4th century?
In Turkey.
200
When is the Christmas celebrated?
25th December.
300
How many candles are lit through 1st December till 24th December?
24.
300
What were the main Christmas feasts in Victorian times?
Roasted goose or roasted turkey.
300
What were the wealthy people supposed to do when they finished eating Christmas feasts?
They were supposed to pack up the remains of feasts in boxes and give them out to their servants.
300
Who made him into a Christmas gift-giver?
The Dutch.
300
What is the Christmas significance?
Traditional birthday of Jesus.
400
Where was the advent celebration originated?
Germany.
400
How were the birds transported to London market from Norfolk?
Turkeys feet were dressed in boots made of sacking or leather and geese had their feet protected with a covering of tar.
400
When it became widely celebrated?
Victorian England.
400
How is Santa Claus called in Dutch?
Sinterklaas.
400
Why do people put up Christmas trees and where does it originate from?
It originated from Germanic States around the 15th century. People use the Christmas tree(fir) as a decoration, the triangular shape which looks like a Christian Trinity and symbolizes the "Tree of Life".
500
For what year was the first calendar made for advent?
1851.
500
What was a "goose club" ?
It was a method of saving to buy a goose for Christmas.
500
Where was a custom called "feeding the wren" ?
Ireland.
500
How many reindeers does Santa have?
8.
500
What does Christmas mean in a longer term?
Christ's Mass.