Food
A creamy holiday drink popular in the US and UK, often spiced with nutmeg and sometimes spiked
What is Eggnog?
Trimming a tree with lights, ornaments, and a star or angel
What is decorating a Christmas tree?
In this country, kids leave shoes out on January 6 to receive gifts from the Three Kings
What is (Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and others)?
Small pastries filled with sweet dried fruit, often eaten at Christmas
What are Mince pies?
In Argentina (and other Spanish speaking countries), sharing a late-night family meal on December 24
What is Nochebuena?
Each November, the President ceremonially pardons a turkey
What is the US?
“Dashing through the snow, In a one horse open sleigh”
What is "Jingle Bells"?
Round festive sweets made with gram flour, ghee, and sugar, common during Diwali
What is Ladoo (Laddu)?
In India on January 14th (15th on leap year), when the sun is making it's northward journey, in some regions people are doing this outside for the harvest festival (looking to the sky)
What is flying a kite? (Makar Sankranti and other harvest festivals)
Fireball swinging through the streets of Stonehaven is a Hogmanay tradition in this UK region
What is Scotland?
Mariah Carey wants this
What is You? (accepting "All I want for Christmas is You")
A spinning top game played during Hanukkah
What is a dreidel?
A classic Argentine Christmas dish of cold sliced beef topped with a tuna-anchovy-caper sauce
What is Vitel Toné?
Hitting the post-Christmas sales on December 26 in the UK
What are Boxing Day sales?
This (disputed) holiday classic features a NYC police officer (Bruce Willis) who becomes entangled in a terrorist takeover of a Los Angeles skyscraper while visiting his estranged wife during a Christmas Eve party
What is 'Die Hard'?
The day of Pongal (celebrated in Tamil region of India) dedicated to honoring cattle, often with garlands and processions
What is Mattu Pongal?
A crown-shaped sweet bread eaten on January 6th (3 Kings Day), with a hidden figurine inside
What is Rosca de Reyes (3 Kings bread)?
Creating colorful floor art with powders or flowers outside homes in India during Diwali
What is making Rangoli?
A Christmas display of figurines featuring a baby, sometimes a sheep, sometimes a donkey, and sometimes a camel?
What is a nativity?