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The most important traditional Chinese holiday. It falls on different dates each year in either January or February.
Chinese New Year
100
This Jamaican Christmas treat can be made with or without icing
Rum cake
100
The poinsettia is native to this country
Mexico
100
Which country celebrates Christmas with a tradition called “Julbord,” a festive buffet featuring herring and meatballs?
Sweden
200
How many candles are lit during Kwanzaa?
Seven
200
Where would you enjoy a Braai for Christmas lunch?
South Africa
200
The custom of putting up a Christmas tree is native to this country
Germany
200
In which country is Christmas celebrated with “Las Posadas,” a nine-day event leading up to December 24?
Mexico
300
Known as the Festival of Lights, this is a five day celebration of the triumph of light over dark.
Diwali
300
This company was the first to use Santa Claus in advertising
Coca-Cola
300
Which was the first state in the United States to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?
Alabama
300
In the UK, Canada, Australia & New Zealand, December 26th was once a day to give gifts to the poor, servants, or lower social classes.
Boxing Day
400
For eight days either in November or December, special candles are lit in a menorah. This holiday celebrates the miracle in which one day's worth of oil burned for eight days.
Hanukkah
400
In which country is KFC a popular New Year meal?
Japan
400
What is the shortest day of the year called?
Winter Solstice
400
What is the name of the famous Christmas Market in Brussels?
Winter Wonders
500
Eid al-Adha is the second and the larger of the two main holidays celebrated in Islam (the other being Eid al-Fitr). What does it honour?
It honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of obedience.
500
In this country, the special Christmas Eve meal is called 'reveillon' and has a 'bûche de Noël' (a chocolate cake in the shape of a log) for dessert.
Vietnam
500
This country is the largest exporter of Christmas trees and is also known to be the happiest country in the world
Denmark
500
Which country celebrates Christmas with a giant lantern festival in the city of San Fernando?
Philippines
600
It is one of the world’s greenest cities, and it has a Tree Planting Day, usually held on the first Sunday of November.
Singapore
600
According to tradition, children leave Santa Claus a snack, name this snack.
Cookies with milk
600
The real St. Nicholas was born in what is now this modern-day country
Turkey
600
Which country traditionally hides a pickle ornament in the Christmas tree, and the finder gets an extra gift?
Germany