Global Christmas Traditions | Christmas Cookies | Santas Around the World | Christmas Carols | Best Selling Christmas Gifts |
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What restaurant chains food is typically served in Japan on Christmas Day? A) McDonalds B) Chick-Fila C) KFC D) Panda Express
C) KFC
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Brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, all spice, ginger, and cloves
Gingerbread Cookies
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-Pere Noel
-Children leave their shoes by the fireplace to be filled -Accompanied by the "whipping father" for bad children
France
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"There won't be snow in _______ this Christmas..."
Africa
-Do They Know It's Christmas? |
-1983
-Dolls -Resulted in mass riots across the country
Cabbage Patch Kids
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What do Ukrainians decorate their tree with for good luck? Hint- It's rather buggy!
Spiderwebs
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Flour, sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and egg
Classic Sugar Cookie
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- Los Reyes Magos
-3 figures who meet children on Jan 6 (the day the Wise Men met Jesus) -Melchor, Gaspar, or Baltasar (their names)
Spain
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"He'll say are you ______? We'll say no sir!"
married
-Winter Wonderland |
-2000
-Outdoor vehicle (similar to a bike) -Still popular today
Razor Scooter
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What giant feline can be found roaming the snowy hills of Iceland on Christmas Day?
Yule Cat
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Egg whites, cream of tartar, peppermint extract, and red food dye
Peppermint Meringues
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- Ded Moroz and Snegurochka
-Father Frost and the Snow Maiden -Based off of Slavic Mythology -Ded Moroz is often depicted as a wizard or demon
Russia
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"Giddy up ______ horse, pick up your feet!"
jingle
-Jingle Bell Rock |
-2007
-Ava and *I* both had these -Electronic
I Pod Touch
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What South American country takes to the streets in rollerblades every Christmas morning?
Venezuela
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Cocoa powder, espresso powder, bittersweet chocolate, and confectionary sugar
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
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- The Yule Lads
-13 mischievous elves -For the 13 days prior to Christmas, children leave their shoes by the door in hopes of getting gifts -Bad children get rotten potatoes in their shoes
Iceland
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"A song, a song High above the trees With a voice as big as the ____"
sea
-Do You Hear What I Hear? |
-1991
-Outdoor toy -Shoots H2O
The Super Soaker
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What Disney character's Christmas special do 40% of Swedes watch on Christmas Day? A) Mickey Mouse B) Minnie Mouse C) Goofy D) Donald Duck
D) Donald Duck
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Butter, whipping cream, flour, icing, decorative sugar, red food dye, and green food dye
Christmas Sandwich Cookies
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- A good natured witch who flies over this European country delivering gifts to children ( La Befana)
-It is said that she was asked to accompany the wise men to Bethlehem to see Jesus, but she declined
Italy
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"The world in ______ stillness lay To hear the angels sing"
solemn
-It Came Upon a Midnight Clear |
-2009
-Electronic animals -Makes noise and can move
Zhu Zhu Pets
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