All that Glitters...
This shiny decoration, once made of real silver, is now usually a plastic strip used to add sparkle to Christmas trees.
What is tinsel?
This sparkling beverage—often served with something sweet—is used for midnight toasts as the new year begins.
What is champagne?
In New Zealand, Christmas is celebrated in this season.
What is Summer?
Surprise! It’s ___! This spinning top is played with by children during Hanukkah.
What is a dreidel?
This song lists simple joys that cheer you up on stormy days, like silver bells, warm cozy scarves, and certain kinds of treats
My Favorite Things
He was the first to hang electric Christmas lights around his house. His colleague, Edward H. Johnson, was the first to decorate a Christmas tree with electric lights in 1882.
Who is Thomas Edison?
In Japan, a winter treat made from sweet red bean paste wrapped in rice dough is traditionally enjoyed during the New Year.
What is mochi?
This slippery hazard forms when rain freezes on contact with cold surfaces.
What is black ice?
Surprise! It’s ___! In this classic 1965 animated special, the main character asks, “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?”
What is A Charlie Brown Christmas?
This song, sung during Kwanzaa, celebrates the seven principles and encourages children to learn about their African heritage.
What is the "Kwanzaa Song"?
The ninth candle on a Hanukkah menorah, used to light the other eight candles.
What is the shamash?
During this holiday, families eat or display round fruits, such as tangerines or oranges, because their shape and color symbolize wealth prosperity and good luck.
What is the Lunar New Year?
Also called “hoarfrost,” this sparkling ice forms when water vapor freezes directly onto surfaces without becoming liquid.
What is frost?
Surprise! It’s ___! The character who brings gifts on December 6 in many European traditions.
Who is Saint Nicholas?
In Iran, poetry is read aloud and stories are sung by the fire during Shab-e Yalda, a night festival celebrating the light returning after darkness for this transition of the seasons.
What is the Winter Solstice?
The candle holder used to hold the seven candles lit during the seven days of Kwanzaa.
What is a kinara?
This Hanukkah treat is a jelly-filled donut traditionally fried in oil.
What is a sufganiyah?
This term describes a rapid drop in temperature accompanied by fast-moving Arctic air, sometimes causing a dramatic freeze within hours.
What is a cold front?
Surprise! It’s ___! These three travelers from the East bring gifts to children on January 6 in Latin American celebrations.
Who are the Three Kings / Magi?
In the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, these eleven individuals fill the air with music.
Who are the pipers?
During the Winter Solstice, many cultures hang greenery or symbols of the sun to celebrate the return of longer days, a tradition known as this in some Pagan practices.
What is Yule?
This German fruit-filled loaf dusted with powdered sugar is a popular Christmas staple.
What is stollen?
This type of measurement describes how cold it “feels” on your skin when strong winter winds blow.
What is the wind chill index?
Many ancient cultures built these structures, like Stonehenge, to align with the sunrise on the Winter Solstice.
What are megaliths?
During the Lunar New Year, lion dance parades traditionally include these crashing percussion instruments to scare away bad luck.
What are cymbals? (What are drums?)