Holidays in December
How many days of Kwanzaa are there?
7
What are the three Christmas ghosts that visit Scrooge?
Ghost of Christmas Past, Ghost of Christmas Present, and Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
What is the center point of most North American Christmas Dinner?
Turkey
Revelers in Spain usually eat something right after the clock hits midnight on New Year's Eve. What is it?
People attempt to eat 12 grapes during these 12 strokes of midnight! Tradition says that if they succeed before the chimes stop, they will have good luck for all 12 months of the coming year.
What is a Yule Log?
It is one of two things:
- Burning a portion of the log each evening until Twelfth Night (January 6). The log is subsequently placed beneath the bed for luck, and particularly for protection from the household threats of lighting and, with some irony, fire.
-The bûche de Noël is a sponge cake filled with mousse or buttercream, rolled up into a log-like shape, frosted in a bark-like way, and decorated with marzipan or meringue mushrooms.
What is the candle holder for Hanukkah called?
Menorah
On each of the holiday’s eight nights, another candle is added and lit; the ninth candle (called the “shamash”) is the helper candle that is used to light all the others
What is Scrooge's first name?
Ebenezer
What type of food is traditionally eaten during Hanukkah?
Fried foods:
They represent the small amount of oil that miraculously burned for 8 days instead of just one when the Jews rededicated the Temple after overcoming oppression. As guests enjoy their meal, the oil used to fry the foods reminds them of the miracle their ancestors experienced centuries ago.
On New Year's Day, what is the name of the parade held in Pasadena, California?
Rose Bowl
What is the signficance of the Time Square Ball
Located on the roof of One Times Square, the ball is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square commonly referred to as the ball drop, where the ball descends down a specially designed flagpole, beginning at 11:59:00 p.m. ET, and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year
Which three colors are used in Kwanzaa ?
Black, red, and green (Fun fact: Black symbolizes the African people, red is for the struggle, and green is for the rich land of Africa.)
What is the name of Scrooge's faithful employee?
Bob Cratchit
Traditional Solstice cookie
Ginger Bread/Snaps
What name was given to the predicted computer meltdown at the beginning of the year 2000?
Millennium Bug
What country is the Poinsettia native to?
Mexico
What is the Winter Solstice?
The shortest day of the year but also marks a sort of “birth of light”—because every day after that grows slightly longer for the next six months. The winter solstice occurs in the third week of December.
Who is Tiny Tim's Father
Bob Cratchit
______________is a traditional Christmas bread from Milan
Panettone
What color hair should the the first person to cross the threshold into one's home be? (Scottish Tradition)
Dark Haired
I have a little dreidel
I made it out of ------
Clay
What is Festivus and what TV show popularized this?
The perfect secular theme for an all-inclusive December gathering - Seinfeld
Celebrated December 23rd
Which ghost was a female?
Christmas past
British desserts in a traditional Christmas meal
Christmas Pudding
In which European country is it a tradition to jump from a chair right before midnight and also smash plates against friend's doors?
Sweden
What is a Kinara ?
A seven-branched candelabra cis used to help discuss and celebrate the principles, with a new candle being lit each night. One is black, three are red and three are green, and the black candle is placed in the center. The black candle, which represents unity, is lit on the first day of Kwanzaa. Red candles are placed to the left and green to the right and are lit in that order. The order of the candles indicates that the people come first, followed by the struggle and then hope.