To mark the start of winter in this country, people gather to celebrate Kimjang. During this festival, they make and share large amounts of kimchi with extended families, friends, and their communities.
South Korea
I just want you for my own, more than you could ever know
Make my wish come true
All I want for Christmas is ___________
You!
According to folklore from this country, Krampus punishes naughty children during the holiday season
Austria
This is the colour of the sole ornament that Charlie Brown put on his tree
Red
This country hosted the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924
France
Denizens of this country believe that eating doughnuts on New Year’s will bring good luck
The Netherlands
In the meadow we can build a snowman
We'll pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say "____________"
We'll say "_______________, ____________"
Are ya married?
No man, but you can do the job when you're in town
This treat is thought to date back to 1670, when a candymaker modified this snack and gave it to children to soothe them during the long nativity ceremony
Candy cane
In Home Alone, Kevin's family accidentally leave him behind as they travel to this destination
Paris, France
Chionophobia is the fear of this common winter happenance
Snow
This is the only other planet in the Solar System where scientists have observed snow falling
Venus
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
_________________
Prospero ano y felicidad
We can thank this royal for popularising Christmas trees; she brought the first tree into Windsor Castle and would decorate it herself
Queen Victoria
In Love Actually, Mark professes his love to Juliet using this
Massive cue cards
The Biathlon is a winter sport that combines these two activities
Cross country Skiing and shooting
La Noche de Rabanos (“The Night of the Radishes”) is a festival in which merchants and artisans sell radishes that have been intricately carved to depict nativity scenes, local wildlife, familiar architecture and other relevant displays in this country
Mexico
A pair of hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of ___________________
Dolls that'll talk and will go for a walk is the hope of ______________
Barney and Ben
Janice and Jen
In this country, poinsettias grow wild in large bushes that flush with bright red leaves in the dead of winter. They got their odd English name from Joel R. Poinsett, the very first U.S. minister to this country, who brought back the red-and-green plants from a visit in 1828.
Mexico
In Jingle All the Way, Arnold Schwarzenegger fights off hordes of Santas on his mission to buy this toy for his son
TurboMan
This percentage of Earth's surface is covered by snow either permanently or temporarily
23%
At some point in December or January, people in this country could open their door to find someone hidden by a ribbon and bell-adorned sheet, holding up a real horse skull on a stick, who will sing to you and then challenge you to a battle of rhyming insults.
Wales, Mari Lwyd
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me
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12 drummers drumming
11 pipers piping
10 lords a-leaping
9 ladies dancing
8 maids a-milking
7 swans a-swimming
6 geese a-laying
5 golden rings
4 calling birds
3 French hens
2 Turtle doves
And a partridge in a pear tree
Although gingerbread houses have been around since the 16th century, this children's story is believed to have helped them become much more popular after its publication
Hansel and Gretel
In the movie Elf, this is the first rule of the code of elves
Treat every day like Christmas
This is the name of the yearly dogsled race that goes from Anchorage to Nome in early March
The Iditarod