New Year’s Traditions
In Spain, people eat 12 of these at midnight for good luck
What are grapes?
Frozen precipitation that falls from the sky in white flakes.
What is snow?
The Roman god of love, often depicted with a bow and arrow.
Who is Cupid?
According to legend, if this animal sees its shadow on February 2, there will be six more weeks of winter.
What is a groundhog?
Competitors perform jumps, spins, and lifts on ice in this event.
What is figure skating?
This city hosts the famous ball drop every New Year’s Eve.
What is New York City?
This icy storm can make roads very dangerous.
What is a blizzard?
This flower is the most popular gift on Valentine’s Day.
What is a rose?
This Pennsylvania town is famous for its Groundhog Day celebration.
What is Punxsutawney?
Athletes race on skis over cross-country terrain.
What is cross-country skiing?
In this country, people wear red underwear on New Year’s Eve for luck in love.
What is Italy?
Snow that melts during the day and refreezes at night is called this.
What is black ice?
In the 1800s, Americans began sending these to show affection instead of handwritten letters.
What are mass-produced Valentine’s cards?
A popular winter sport where you slide down icy tracks on a small sled.
What is luge?
Teams slide heavy stones on ice aiming for a target area.
What is curling?
In Denmark, people celebrate the New Year by doing this to old plates and dishes at friends’ doors.
What is smashing them?
This term describes a prolonged period of extremely cold weather.
What is a cold snap?
This traditional candy, often found in heart-shaped boxes, usually has short messages printed on each piece.
What are conversation hearts?
This term describes a blanket of snow that remains on the ground for weeks.
What is snow cover?
Skiers launch off ramps to perform flips and tricks in this freestyle event.
What is aerials?
In Scotland, the first person to enter a home after midnight on New Year’s is called this, believed to bring luck.
What is the “first-footer”?
In meteorology, this instrument measures snowfall and precipitation.
What is a snow gauge?
n Roman history, Saint Valentine was known for secretly performing these despite an imperial ban.
What are marriages?
This unusual weather phenomenon can occur when sunlight shines on icicles and creates a rainbow-like effect.
is a sun dog?
The official mascot for the 2026 Winter Olympics is this type of animal.
What is a snow hare? *(or correct 2026 mascot: “Aster the Snow Leopard”)