Real Holidays and Observances
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania celebrates this on February 2, year after year after year
What is Groundhog Day?
Celebrated on March 14th, it's a day to honor a mathematical constant by eating an aptly round dessert
What is Pi Day?
This overseas humanitarian sevice was originally part of the U.S. State Department
What is the Peace Corps?
Japan keeps the holidays "extra crispy" with what has become a traditional Christmas meal from this chain
What is KFC?
This "jolly happy soul" with a corncob pipe was first brought to life in song by Gene Autry in 1950
Who is Frosty the Snowman?
Legislation signed on June 17, 2021 made this the first new U.S. federal holiday since 1983
What is Juneteenth?
Star Wars Day is an informal commemorative day observed annually on this day to celebrate the Star Wars media franchise
What is May the 4th?
In a classic but odd pairing, Bing Crosby crooned a medley of this carol & "Peace On Earth" with David Bowie
What is "The Little Drummer Boy"?
Jamaican jerk chicken & candied sweet potatoes can be part of a feast called Karamu, held on Dec. 31, the sixth day of this
What is Kwanzaa?
You better not do these 2 things because "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
What is pout and cry?
Carnival in Rio takes place just before this holy season, a period of fasting before Easter
What is Lent?
This February 13th holiday was created by the character Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation to celebrate female friendships
What is Galentine's day?
The song with this first line notes "Peace on Earth and mercy mild"
What is "Hark! The Harold Angels Sing"?
In Israel, jelly donuts are the traditional food during this winter holiday
What is Hanukkah?
"Oh" this, this, this, "I made it out of clay...and when it's dry and ready then" this "I shall play"
What is Dreidel?
September 3 is this Asian island country's Armed Forces Day; some say it'll need its armed forces at some point (soon)
What is Taiwan?
Celebrated Dec. 23, Festivus includes "the airing of" these; "I got a lot of problems with you people! Now, you're gonna hear about it"
What are grievances?
1922 Nobel Peace Prize winner Fridtjof Nansen spent 1893-96 trying to reach this point on Earth
What is the North Pole?
During the holidays you can buy this cool creamy Christmas drink in cartons, minus the liquor
What is eggnog?
This title promise was requested by Jim Lovell & Frank Borman during their 14-day space mission in December 1965
What is "I'll Be Home for Christmas"?
This Jewish day of atonement comes 10 days after Rosh Hashanah, the new year
What is Yom Kippur?
This "holiday" was created by the National Retail Federation in 2005 to encourage online shopping
What is Cyber Monday?
Russian for "peace", this space station returned to Earth & pieced out in a controlled re-entry on March 23, 2001
What is Mir?
BBC Good Food says that every Christmas table should have this fruity dessert & we won't go until we get some!
What is figgy pudding?
"Put on your yarmulke, it's time for Chanukah" is a line from his "Chanukah Song"
Who is Adam Sandler?