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These are baked into sweets and whoever finds them has good luck for the following year.
A. nuts
B. raisins
C. coins
C. coins
In this country, they cut and make bonfires with Christmas trees in the 1st week of January
A. Netherland
B. Japan
C. Australia
A. Netherland
The Romans named the days of the week after the Sun and the Moon and five planets, which were also the names of their gods. Saturn stands for that day of week.
Saturday
January is named after the two-faced Roman god Janus. Why did god Janus have two faces?
A. he couldn´t be trusted
B. he could see into the past with one face and into the future with the other
C. he was a Siamese twin
B. he could see into the past with one face and into the future with the other
The crystal ball begin lowering in this city at 11.59 p.m.in New Year's Eve.
A. New York
B. London
C. Tokyo
A. New York
This country celebrates the New Year between April 13 to April 15 by throwing water.
A. Cuba
B. Mexico
C. Thailand
C. Thailand
The Romans named the days of the week after the Sun and the Moon and five planets, which were also the names of their gods.Mars stands for that day of week.
Tuesday
However, the Germanic god of war was known as Tiu and the English day of the week is derived from this Germanic god's name instead, first known as Tiwsday and eventually Tuesday.
In the Roman calendar, March was the first official month of the year. It was named after the Roman god Mars. Which god represents Mars?
A. god of war and agriculture
B. god of war and peace
C. god of war and justice
A. god of war and agriculture
In Spain, eating 12 of these bring you good luck in the New Year.
A. nuts
B. grapes
C. churros
B. grapes
People in this country fill all the dishes in the house with water on New Year’s Eve and then throw the water into the street to wash away all their sins.
A. Cuba
B. Portugal
C. Thailand
A. Cuba
The Romans named the days of the week after the Sun and the Moon and five planets, which were also the names of their gods. Jupiter stands for that day of week.
Thursday
Similarly, Thursday originates from Thor's-day, named in honour of Thor, the god of thunder.
The Roman calendar named some of its months after their placement in the year. January and February didn't excist yet. The fift month in the Roman calendar, used to be Quintilis (“fifth” in Latin). After the death of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., the month was renamed to honor the late leader. What month is it?
A. May
B. June
C. July
C. July
In America, the tradition of eating black-eyed peas on New Years Day is believed to do this.
A. bring prosperity for the next year
B. bring a year of peace into a household
C. bring good health for the next year
A. bring prosperity for the next year
In the ancient Roman calendar, New Year began on this day and month.
A. February 1
B. March 1
C. April 1
B. March 1
The Romans named the days of the week after the Sun and the Moon and five planets, which were also the names of their gods. Mercury stands for that day of week.
Wednesday
In English, the name is derived from Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, 'day of Woden', reflecting the religion practised by the Anglo-Saxons, the English equivalent to the Norse god Odin.
In America, it is also called Hump day.The slang term "hump" means the midpoint of the workweek.
February (Februarius in the Roman calendar) refers to the Roman purification festival of Februalia, which comes from the Latin "februa". During this month people were ritually ...
A. baptized
B. washed
C. starved
B. washed
Ancient Persians gave this to each other as New Year's gift.
A. eggs
B. grapes
c. olives
A. eggs
The most popular New Year resolution (according to a 2024 Forbes health survey).
A. lose weight
B. improved diet
C. improved fitness
C. improved fitness
The Romans named the days of the week after the Sun and the Moon and five planets, which were also the names of their gods. Venus stands for that day of week.
Friday
Venus is the goddess of love, and so is Frigg (and maybe also Freya, as they may have originally been the same goddess). Frígg gave the name to Friday. Frigg is Odin's wife.
Known as Aprilis in the early Roman calendar, April was named after the Latin word aperio, meaning “to open.”
A. It refers to the opening of buds and blossoms
B. It refers to the opening of hearts to each other
C. It refers to the opening of gates to let livestock out
A. It refers to the opening of buds and blossoms