DECEMBER HOLIDAYS
Name a holiday that is celebrated on December 25th.
What is Christmas?
On this night, many Americans stay up until midnight to ring in the New Year
What is December 31st?
The holiday where you get presents from Santa.
What is Christmas?
Many people in Eugene go to a farm or into the forest to cut one of these down then take them home to decorate.
What are Christmas trees?
This animal will go down in history for guiding a sleigh through a foggy night's ride.
Who is Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer?
Name the Jewish holiday celebrated over 8 days.
What is Hannukah?
This type of calendar is used to track the new year in North America.
What is the Gregorian calendar?
The holiday where everyone gets presents for eight straight nights.
What is Hanukkah?
In Eugene, there are many places where you can drive to see these after dark. A favorite can be found on McLean Blvd.
What are holiday lights?
This festive drink is usually served at Christmas time. (Hint: It's not hot chocolate!)
What is Egg Nog?
What is the week long African American holiday that begins on December 26th and lasts a week.
What is Kwanzaa?
This holiday is also called the Lunar New Year.
What is Chinese New Year?
This nine-day celebration is primarily celebrated in Mexico, Guatemala and parts of the Southwestern United States.
What is Las Posadas?
This carved, painted object is both a common decoration and the subject of a ballet.
What is a nutcracker?
This popular fruit is eaten at Ramadan.
What are dates?
What holiday is celebrated in the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset.
What is Ramadan?
New Year's in this country is called "Tet"
What is Vietnam?
This five-day, Hindu celebration is sometimes called the festival of lights.
What is Diwali?
Many students enjoy opening these each day starting on December 1st and ending on December 24th, to find candy or other little treats inside.
What are Advent Calendars?
This is a toy that children spin during Hanukkah.
What is a Dreidle?
This holiday is celebrated on the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.
What is The Winter Solstice?
This is the name of the Persian New Year.
What is Nowruz?
Eid-al-Adha or the "feast of sacrifice" is part of this religious tradition.
What is Islam?
To earn the points for this question you will need to share one of your holiday traditions.
If the class enjoys hearing what you share you will receive 500 points.
The word Kwanzaa means this.
What is First Fruits or Harvest Time?