Chinese New Year
What represents each year within the Chinese zodiac?
Animals
What country celebrates St. Nicholas on December 6th, when children leave out shoes to be filled with candy?
Netherlands
What location is famous for its massive fireworks display welcoming the New Year as the first major world city?
Sydney
What is the ancient site in England where people gather to watch the sunrise on the winter solstice?
Stonehenge
What is the holiday that celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean Revolt?
Hanukkah
What is the traditional color worn during Chinese New Year celebrations to symbolize luck and prosperity.
Red
What nation celebrates Christmas with a decorated tree called a Weihnachtsbaum?
German
What city hosts one of the largest New Year’s Eve parties in Europe at the Brandenburg Gate?
Berlin
What is the day of the year when the winter solstice occurs, marking the shortest day and longest night in the Northern Hemisphere?
December 21
What traditional nine-branched candelabrum is lit each night of Hanukkah?
Menorah
What festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations?
Lantern Festival
What is the name of the day celebrating the arrival of the wise men when children in Spain traditionally receive most of their Christmas gifts?
Epiphany
Three Kings Day
What city is known for the spectacular Times Square Ball Drop on December 31, where crowds gather to watch the countdown to midnight?
New York
What country celebrates the Dongzhi Festival around the winter solstice, focusing on family gatherings and eating special foods like dumplings?
China
What foods, often fried in oil, are traditionally eaten during Hanukkah to symbolize the miracle of the oil?
Latkes
What is the creature that is often paraded through the streets during Chinese New Year celebrations?
Dragon
What is the name of the traditional French Christmas dessert, shaped like a log and often decorated with powdered sugar to resemble snow?
Yule Log
What city in South America celebrates New Year’s Eve on Copacabana Beach, where millions dress in white and jump over seven waves for good luck?
Rio de Janeiro
What Scandinavian tradition marks the winter solstice with candles and celebrations honoring the return of light?
St. Lucia Day
What is the number of days Hanukkah is celebrated each year?
Eight
What is the food that Chinese families traditionally enjoy which symbolizes togetherness and prosperity?
Sticky Rice Cake
What German city is famous for its large Christmas market attracting visitors from around the world?
Nuremberg?
What city is famous for celebrating New Year’s Eve with massive fireworks over Red Square and public festivities, including decorated New Year trees and concerts?
Moscow
What ancient civilization centered in Mexico and northern Central America built pyramids aligned to the winter solstice sunrise to mark this astronomical event?
Mayan
What Jewish rebel group led the revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE, which is celebrated during Hanukkah?
Maccabees