Holiday Names
Which holiday is also known as "The Festival of Lights?"
Hanukkah
Name a Hanukkah tradition.
Lighting the menorah, having a feast with family, giving gifts, singing, playing the dreidel game
Finnley had 3 elves in her room. Every day, each elf would bring her a candy cane. How many candy canes did Finnley have after 5 days?
3x5=15
or 3+3+3+3+3=15
You better watch out, you better not cry
You better not pout, I'm telling you why...
Santa Claus is coming to town!
What is celebrated on the Japanese holiday, Omisoka?A) Christmas
B) New Year
C) The longest night of the year
B) The new year
Name a 3 traditions for Christmas.
Decorate tree, give gifts, attend church, caroling, have a feast with friends/family, etc.
AJ received 2 presents each day. How many presents would he have after 4 days?
2x4=8
or 2+2+2+2=8
Jingle Bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
Oh what fun, it is to ride,
In a one horse open ____________.
sleigh!
What is the name of the holiday and calendar that counts down to Christmas?
Advent
Describe the special cake that is eaten to celebrate Yule.
Yule Log: chocolate cake with cream swirl, shaped like a wood log
Connor has 32 candles. He puts 8 candles on each kinara. How many kinaras did he fill with candles?
32 / 8 = 4
32-8=24, 24-8=16, 16-8=8, 8-8=0
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, had a very shiny nose.
And if you ever saw him, you would even say it _______.
glows
Name the scary character who was known for scaring children so they would be good?
Krampus
Open gifts, shop, visit family
Jacob has 20 candy canes. There are 5 people in class and he wants to share them candy canes equally. How many candy canes will each person get?
20 / 5 = 4
Frosty the snowman, he's a jolly, happy soul.
With a corncob pipe and a button nose, and two eyes made out of _____________.
coal
Which holiday celebrates African culture and is symbolized by a 7 branched candle holder?
Kwanzaa
True or False: For Bodhi day, a bodhi tree is decorated with lights
True. The bodhi tree is decorated, often with lights just like a Christmas tree!
Somma is decorating a gingerbread house. She wants to put a gumdrop candy on each window. Her window has 6 windows in it. How many gumdrops will you need to complete the docorations?
12x6=72
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear ___________.
tree.