Global Festivities
This Hindu festival, celebrated in late fall, celebrates the victory of light over darkness and good over evil, and is known as the Festival of Lights.
What is Diwali?
This sport, played on a sheet of ice with brooms and stones, is sometimes called “chess on ice.”
What is curling?
This frosty figure of Western folklore is known for nipping noses and leaving icy patterns on windows.
Who is Jack Frost?
In Japan, eating this fast-food chain’s food item has become a popular Christmas tradition.
What is KFC?
The Grinch’s organ that was under-developed.
What is heart?
This Jewish holiday, which lasts for eight days, also includes the lighting of a menorah and celebrates the miracle of light.
What is Hanukkah?
Athletes in this sport race down an icy track on a small sled while lying face-down.
What is skeleton?
In parts of Alpine Europe, this horned winter creature is said to punish misbehaving children during the holiday season.
Who is Krampus?
In many Spanish-speaking countries, people eat 12 of these—one for each stroke of midnight—to bring luck for the coming year.
What are grapes?
In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, this well-meaning but chaotic relative arrives unannounced in his RV — much to Clark Griswold’s surprise.
Who is Cousin Eddie?
This holiday, celebrated in China, marks the start of the lunar new year with feasts, parades, and fireworks.
What is the Chinese New Year?
At 8.4 miles long, the world’s largest natural skating rink is found on this waterway.
What is the Rideau Canal?
This Inuit spirit—a powerful weather being—appears in some stories as the force behind storms, winds, and winter’s harshness.
Who is the Storm Spirit (or Sila/Silarjuaq, depending on tradition)?
A popular treat during Hanukkah, sufganiyot are jelly-filled versions of this baked good.
What are doughnuts?
What does Buddy say when he answers the phone in his dad’s office?
What is Buddy the elf, what’s your favourite colour?
This African-American cultural holiday, celebrated from December 26 – January 1 focuses on seven principles, including unity and self-determination.
What is Kwanzaa?
This sport combines ski jumping and cross-country skiing, making it one of the most demanding winter competitions.
What is Nordic combined?
Found in Slavic folklore, this snow maiden helps a kind elderly couple and is sometimes associated with bringing winter’s beauty.
Who is Snegurochka?
This drink, made with ginger and sugar, is often served at Caribbean holiday gatherings and is believed to have medicinal properties.
What is Ginger Beer?
This 1946 film follows George Bailey as he learns what life would be like if he had never been born.
What is It’s a Wonderful Life?
The Muslim holiday of this festival occurs during the month of Ramadan and is celebrated with the "Festival of Lights" at the end of the month.
What is Eid al-Fitr?
These six teams made up the original six of the NHL from 1942 to 1967.
Who are the Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Bruins, Rangers, Blackhawks, and Red Wings
In Japanese folklore, this ghostly “snow woman” appears in icy storms and is said to glide silently across snowy landscapes.
Who is Yuki-onna?
Often served during winter solstice celebrations in Northern Europe, this hearty dish features slow-cooked meat, root vegetables, and barley.
What is a Yule stew (or Scandinavian winter stew)?
Including the two classics starring Macaulay Culkin and several later sequels and reboots, this is the total number of films in the Home Alone franchise.
What is six?