Holidays and Traditions
This originally Christian holiday is one of the world's most observed, celebrated by over two billion people worldwide.
What is Christmas?
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and this eighth reindeer.
Who is Blitzen?
The carol Silver Bells declares that it's Christmastime here.
Where is in the city?
This weather event can be described as a lengthy and/or severe snowstorm with strong winds and low visibility.
What is a blizzard?
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave this to me.
What is a partridge in a pear tree?
This multi-branched candlestick holds eight candles, representing the eight nights of Hanukkah plus one additional candle used to light the others.
What is a menorah?
You may recall this most famous reindeer of all.
Who is Rudolph?
In a parody of this carol, Batman smells and Robin laid an egg.
This event occurs annually on the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year.
What is the winter solstice?
I received this many golden rings from my true love on the corresponding day of Christmas.
What is five?
This week-long winter celebration, first observed in 1966, was created "to give Black people an alternative to Christmas and an opportunity to celebrate themselves and their history, rather than simply imitate the practice of the dominant society."
What is Kwanzaa?
Who is Sven?
A popular carol instructs listeners to "deck the halls" with this.
What are boughs of holly?
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the United States was -80 degrees Fahrenheit, measured on January 23, 1971 in this U.S. state.
What is Alaska?
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me eight maids performing this pastoral activity.
What is milking?
The "holiday season" typically refers to the period of time between American Thanksgiving and this holiday.
What is New Year's Day?
Reindeer are native to Arctic regions surrounding the North Pole, not to be confused with this corresponding region surrounding the South Pole.
What is Antarctic?
In the carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," the singers indicate that they won't go until they've got some of this dessert.
What is figgy pudding?
In the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, winter happens when the corresponding end of this imaginary line through the center of the planet is angled away from the sun.
What is Earth's axis?
DAILY DOUBLE
Over the 12 days of Christmas, my true love gave to me this many different kinds of birds.
Expected to fall on December 25 in the year 2033, Eid al-Fitr, or bajram, is the feast following Ramadan, observed by people of this faith.
What is Islam?
A popular coffee shop chain is named after this alternative name for a reindeer.
What is a caribou?
The song "Winter Wonderland" tells of a snowman, whose builders pretended was this clergyman.
Who is Parson Brown?
The species "Vulpes lagopus," whose coat turns white in winter, is more commonly known as this.
What is an Arctic fox?
Counting December 25 as the first day of Christmas, this date is the last of the 12 days of Christmas.
When is January 5?