Christmas Around the World
In this country the main streets of big cities are closed so people can roller skate on Christmas Eve.
What is Venezuela?
This holiday takes place on December 25th for many families around the world.
What is Christmas?
In Ukraine, Christmas trees are often covered with these creepy "decorations" more fitting for Halloween.
What are spider webs?
Santa Claus is based on this Turkish monk born around 280 BC.
Who is St. Nicholas?
An old silk hat made this snowman come to life.
What is Frosty the Snowman?
Bolivians bring this animal to Mass on Christmas Eve.
What is a Rooster?
This event occurs on either December 20, 21, 22, or 23 in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year.
What is Winter Solstice?
Bad children in North America get coal for Christmas. Bad children in Austria, Germany, and Hungary get a visit from this scary beast instead.
Who is Krampus?
This holiday story tells the importance of charity and good will towards all humankind and involves visits from three ghosts.
What is A Christmas Carol?
My true love gave me a partridge in a pear tree on day one of this popular, and long, Christmas song.
What is The Twelve Days of Christmas?
This country celebrates "Schmutzli", basically the anti-Santa.
What is Switzerland?
For eight days each November or December, Jews light a special candle holder called a menorah for this holiday.
What is Hanukkah?
The Yule Cat is a huge and vicious cat from this country's folklore, that lurks during Christmas time and eats people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve.
What is Iceland?
In which US city was Christmas outlawed from 1659 to 1681?
What is Boston?
In 1965 this well-known Christmas carol was first broadcast from space.
What is Jingle Bells?
In Norway, people hide this on Christmas Eve.
What are brooms?
This holiday is celebrated December 26 through January 1. It is a holiday to commemorate African heritage, during which participants gather with family and friends to exchange gifts and to light a series of black, red, and green candles.
What is Kwanzaa?
In this country, people dress as a dead horse and go house to house "rap battling" for food. This celebration is thought to bring good luck.
What is Wales?
Poinsettias, often considered a "Christmas Flower", are a national emblem for this nation.
What is Madagascar?
After singing "Deck the halls with boughs of holly", you can expect to sing this number of "las" after the "fa!"
What is Eight?
In Finland, Santa does not ride a sleigh, he rides a...
What is a goat?
This holiday is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It falls on different dates each year, between January 21 and February 20.
What is Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year?
"The Night of the Radishes" in which artisans sell radishes that have been intricately carved to depict local wildlife, and other displays is celebrated in this Latin Country on December 23
What is Mexico?
Fruit cake originated in this ancient country.
What is Egypt?
You've just wished someone a "Feliz Navidad" which in English means this.
What is Merry Christmas?