Christmas
Children who misbehave may find a lump of this black rock in their stockings on Christmas morning.
coal
This city is famous for its New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square.
New York City
In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier-mâché sculptures to release the gifts inside.
piñatas
In New Zealand, Christmas is celebrated during this season.
Summer
Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is __
bright
This tradition, now associated with Christmas, began in Ancient Greece as a blessing of fertility in wedding ceremonies.
kissing under the mistletoe
This tradition believed to have started 4000 years ago, who made promises to their gods to start the year off right.
New Year Resolutions
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts
Krampus
In Japan, this fast-food chain is a popular choice for Christmas dinner
KFC
Families often pre-order their fried chicken weeks in advance
Frosty the Snowman was a jolly happy soul, with a corncob pipe and a button ___
nose
This giggling red monster was the hit of the holidays as the best-selling Christmas toy of 1996
Tickle Me Elmo
How often does Leap Year Adjustments occurs?
Every four years
This country celebrates New Year's Eve with a tradition of eating 12 grapes at midnight.
Spain
Instead of tinsel and ornaments, Ukrainians decorate their Christmas trees with what?
artificial spider webs - This tradition stems from a folk tale about a poor family who couldn't afford decorations and woke up to find their tree covered in beautiful spider webs.
On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me, __________, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
Three French hens
It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height
15
What is the last inhabited place to celebrate the New Year?
American Samoa
This Polynesian island in the central South Pacific Ocean rings in the New Year after places like Hawaii and French Polynesia
This country celebrates the New Year with a tradition called "First Footing," where the first person to enter a home after midnight brings gifts.
Scotland
What country fill their homes with round shapes fruits believed to bring prosperity, and wear polka dots on New Year's Eve
Philippines
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is ___
glistening
This familiar sleighing song was the first Earth tune played in outer space.
Jingle Bells
Who started the new year celebration?
Babylonians are credited with initiating the first known New Year celebrations.
This festival, known as Akitu, lasted for 11 days and included various rituals to honor the sky god Marduk's victory over the sea goddess Tiamat
Which country celebrates the New Year by smashing plates on their friends' and neighbors' doors? The more broken dishes you find outside your door, the more friends and good luck you have.
Denmark
The French word "Noel" is often used around Christmas, but what was its original meaning in Latin?
Birth
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart But the very next day you gave it away This year, to save me from tears I'll give it to someone special
Once ____ and twice shy I keep my distance But you still catch my eye Tell me, baby
bitten