Celebration Days
Number Matters
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Festively Famous
100
This is a significant time of year in many cultures and has been marked by festivals and rituals. It marks the symbolic death and rebirth of the Sun; the gradual waning of daylight hours is reversed and begins to grow again.
What is Winter Solstice?
100
The coldest country in the world in December 2021.
What is Antarctica?
100
The gem most associated with those born in December.
What is Turquoise?
100
The famous fairy tale from 1800s that reportedly inspired the first gingerbread houses.
What is "Hansel and Gretel "?
200
This celebration takes place predominately in Asian countires. Old traditions are observed with the hopes of good fortune and prosperity in the year to come.
What is Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year?
200
The day World Cup ends?
What is December 18th?
200
The name of the candle holder used during the celebration of Hanukkah.
What is the Menorah?
200
According to an article from the New York Post, over the course of 19 years - from 1994 to 2013 this singer received $50 million in royalties for the song All I want for Christmas is You.
Who is Mariah Carey?
300
On December 4th, some countries celebrate this which is worth biting into.
What is the cookie a.k.a National Cookie Day?
300
This tends do much better in December than any other month.
What is the stock market?
300
These could be two of your astrological signs if you were born in December.
What are Capricorn and Sagittarius?
300
The number of reindeer that Santa has in his sleigh.
What is 9?
Traditionally, there are 9 reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen, Rudolph is the ninth addition.
400
The culture that Kwanzaa was introduced to preserve.
What is African American culture?
Although this originated in America, people around the world also celebrate this holiday.
400
December was not always the 12th month, it was this month on the old Roman calendar.
What is the 10th month?
400
Ōmisoka is the second most important day in this country.
What is Japan?
Ōmisoka is New Year's Eve and held in high regard as the last day of the year. Their most important day is New Year's Day.
400
On December 25th (Christmas Day) 2008, this singer released December Song as a charity song that people could listen to on their website for free.
Who is George Michael?
500
This country hosts a Lighting Festival in winter at the Garden of Morning Calm. The lights span about 330,000 square meters, using 30,000 lights.
What is South Korea?
500
Tulum, Cancún and Playa del Carmen are the seaside giants of the Yucatán in south-east Mexico. This area is a popular tourist destination in December due to this average temperature.
What is 31°C?
500
Since 1966 this animal figure stands 13 meters tall and is part of a Swedish Christmas tradition. Part of the "tradition" has been people trying to burn it down. It has been successsfully burned down 29 times.
What is a Goat a.k.a Yule Goat?
500
These different types of flowers are associated with December in these countries: United States, United Kingdom, China, Japan. Name at least two of the flowers.
US - White Narcissus or Holly
United Kingdom - Poinsetta
China - Poppy
Japan - Camellia