Things
These are the two most common tree-topper styles for Christmas trees
What are stars/angels
This U.S. President was the first to recognize Hanukkah with a menorah lighting at the White House in 1979
Who is Jimmy Carter
This is the oldest holiday tradition
What is celebrating the winter solstice
On this primarily Mexican Holiday, families often visit cemeteries and build private altars to honor the deceased
What is Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos)
TRUE OR FALSE
Christmas, Florida; Santa Claus, Georgia; and Mistletoe, Kentucky are all real places
What is true
Rangoli sand art is created for this holiday for good luck
What is Diwali
The “Christmas Truce” which was called during this war was where two opposing sides of it called a temporary truce to celebrate Christmas
What is World War I
The Santa Tracker began as a wrong number call to NORAD during this
What is the Cold War
This holiday in January, celebrated in countries such as Mexico and Spain, is held to honor the Three Wise Men (Los Tres Reyes Magos)
What is Three Kings Day (Día de Los Reyes)
This is the difference between a menorah and a hanukkiah
What is the number of candleholders (7 vs. 9)
Sung about in the Christmas carol, "O Tannenbaum," a "Tannenbaum" is this kind of tree
What is a fir
Many traditions of this ancient Roman festival carried over when the people began celebrating Christmas after converting to Christianity
What is Saturnalia
The Christmas tradition of kissing under the mistletoe is connected to this goddess
Who is Frigg, the Norse goddess of love
This Jewish holiday celebrates the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt
What is Passover
Our present-day version of Santa Claus is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas, a real-life Christian bishop in this modern-day country
What is Turkey
A central item in Kwanzaa traditions, the kinara, holds one black, three red, and three green of this item
What are candles
English political leader Oliver Cromwell made celebrating this illegal in England from 1647 to 1660
What is Christmas
The Iron Age tradition of burning huge logs to ring in the New Year evolved over the centuries into this
What is a Yule log
This is a winter festival historically observed by the Germanic peoples that was incorporated into Christmas during the Christianisation of the Germanic peoples
What is Yule
Scotland celebrates Burns Night to celebrate this renowned poet
Who was Robert Burns
The name for the candle used to light the other candles of the menorah on Hanukkah
What is the shamash
The British holiday, Guy Fawkes Day, celebrated on November 5, commemorates the failure of this
What is the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
In Norway, it's tradition to hide all of these in a house on Christmas Eve
What are brooms
This Winter Solstice festival is observed by Hindus
What is Makar Sankranti
Kwanzaa was first celebrated in the U.S. in this decade
What is the 1960s