Native American Holidays
Many Native American holidays and traditions are centered around what?
new births in the tribe
harvest
animals
Harvest
This holiday takes place on December 25th for many families around the world.
What is Christmas?
In the Ukraine, Christmas trees are often covered with these creepy "decorations" more fitting for Halloween.
Bats
Skeletons
Spider Webs
What are spider webs?
Santa Claus is based on this Turkish monk born around 280CE.
Who is St. Nicholas?
What is the English translation of the French cake Bûche de Noël?
Christmas Cake
Yule Log
Christmas Boar
What is Yule log?
The Makahiki new year festival is celebrated in Hawaii in October. They celebrate with athletic competitions and this traditional dance.
What is the hula?
This holiday 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 the US 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?
The modern filling in mincemeat pie isn't actually meat at all. Instead it consists of...
What is dried fruit?
Soyal takes places on December 22 for the Hopi and Zuni tribes. It is a time of renewal and purification. A ritual is conducted to welcome the sun back after winter. What are these tribes celebrating?
a new year
a birth in the tribe
a successful harvest
a new year
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 (Jólakötturinn or Jólaköttur) is a huge and vicious cat from Icelandic folklore, that lurks during Christmas time and eat people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve. In what country might you find this cat?
Scotland
Iceland
Canada
What is Iceland?
In which US city was Christmas outlawed from 1659 to 1681?
What is Boston?
For Hanukkah, you can enjoy this potato dish.
What are latkes?
In many Native American traditions, this celestial body is celebrated as a life giver.
What is the Sun?
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.
Ireland
Wales
England
What is Wales?
How many real Christmas trees are sold in the US each year?
100 million
35 million
10 million
35 million
This thick drink consumed primarily in the US is made from milk, cream, whipped egg whites, egg yolks, and sugar, resulting in a creamy, smooth texture.
What is eggnog?
The Tewa tribe celebrates this animal with a dance that remembers and honors the day of creation.
deer
buffalo
turtle
What is a turtle?
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?
Instead of Christmas, many families in Japan celebrate this "finger lickin' good" holiday on December 25th.
What is KFC Dinner?
Where/when was the first eggnog made and consumed?
Windsor Castle - England - 1300s
Jamestown Settlement - North America - 1600s
The White House - North America - 1800s
Jamestown Settlement - North America - 1600s
(1607 to be exact)
This delicious meal served at Christmas is a favorite from Puerto Rico. They are made from ground pork and adobo stuffed in masa and wrapped in banana leaves before being boiled in hot water.
Taquitos
Pasteles
Burritos
What are Pasteles?