CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS ELSEWHERE
IT HAPPENED IN DECEMBER
HARK, HEAR THE BELLS
IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE
FINAL JEOPARDY!
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In Sweden, a Christmas straw one is traditional. Here's the 42-foot, 4-ton one in Gävle:
a goat
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The prizes bearing his name were first awarded on December 10, 1901, the fifth anniversary of his death
Nobel
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Santa's reindeer are generally outfitted with this type of bell
sleigh bells
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"All is calm, all is bright" in this song whose 200th birthday was Christmas Eve 2018
"Silent Night"
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In Iceland, kids put their boots by a window & either get candy (if they're good) or rotten these tubers (if not)
potatoes
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The Mayflower spent several weeks at Provincetown before arriving in Plymouth Harbor in December of this year
1620
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The Liberty Bell was cast twice in 1753 by John Pass & Charles Stow, founders in this city
Philadelphia
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Jimmy Steward plays George Bailey, whose life changes on Christmas Eve in this movie classic.
It's a Wonderful Life.
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Streets are closed to traffic as people roller skate to Christmas Eve Mass in this capital of Venezuela.
Caracas
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Full of humor, weather predictions & practical advice, it was first published in December 1732 under a pseudonym
Poor Richard's Almanack
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DAILY DOUBLE
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On a Paris morning, the fisherman fishes and baker-man bakes to these bells
the bells of Notre Dame
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His heart is 2 sizes too small -- that's why he sets out at night to ruin Christmas in Who-ville.
the Grinch
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HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
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Puebla is the only Mexican state that officially celebrates this spring holiday that is now more popular in the U.S.
Cinco de Mayo
1600
Japan keeps the holidays "extra crispy" with what has become a traditional Christmas meal from this chain
Kentucky-Fried Chicken (KFC)
1600
Far from home, Pedro I became the first emperor of this country on December 1, 1822
Brazil
1600
Adapted to English in 1922, this popular holiday tune is based on the Ukranian folk song "Shchedryk"
"Carol of the Bells"
1600
Edward Woodward is the ghost of Christmas Present in a 1984 TV version of this tale set on December 24th
A Christmas Carol
2000
North of Quezon City, San Fernando is the "Christmas Capital" of this nation, holding a giant lantern festival in December
the Philippines
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4 murderous knights came calling on him in Canterbury Cathedral December 29, 1170
Thomas Becket
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In the 2004 animated film The Polar Express, Christmas bells only ring for this type of person
true believers
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You've gotta "love" the Christmas Eve scene in thsi movie where Andrew Lincoln declares his love to Keira Knightley
Love, Actually