Holidays + Festivals | Holigay Flicks | Mixin' up the holigays | Breakin Bread | Don't Forget the Lyrics! |
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Ramadan
What is the name of the holiest month in Islam?
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Carol
Not exactly a lighthearted holiday flick, Todd Haynes’ lesbian romance is still a gorgeous snapshot of midcentury glamour: Cate Blanchett plays an upscale housewife struggling with her attraction to Therese (Rooney Mara), a department store clerk she meets while buying a Christmas present for her daughter.
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Gingerbread Cookies
Molasses and sugar and usually in the shape of a stylized human make this cookie.
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Juneteenth
For this American holiday, red foods symbolize blood lost during the struggle for emancipation or the hibiscus tea that was frequently drunk by slaves during celebrations, depending on who you talk to.
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"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
You'll go down in history"
Finish the lines:
As they shouted out with glee “________________________” |
Rosh Hashanah
What is the name of the first of the Jewish High Holy Days/Jewish New Year
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Rudolph The Rednosed Reindeer
Hermey, the misfit elf who wants to quit Santa’s workshop to be a dentist, sets the tone for this holigay classic.
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Sugar Cookies
These versatile cookies have simple ingredients and are not unique to Christmas. They can be decorated for just about any holiday!
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Rosh Hashanah
On this Jewish holiday, apples dipped in honey are eaten after a special prayer
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two birds of a feather would be
Finish the line:
Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy and cozy are we We're snuggled up together like _________________ |
Jehovah’s Witnesses
What religion does not celebrate holidays and birthdays?
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The Family Stone
“Sex and the City,” star Sarah Jessica Parker stars as Meredith, an uptight Manhattan executive who dreads meeting her boyfriend Everett’s boisterous family over the holidays. In a side plot, Everett’s gay deaf brother reveals that he and his partner are planning to adopt.
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Snickerdoodle
Butter, vanilla, cream of tartar, and a cinnamon-sugar mixture make this soft & chewy cookie.
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Chinese New Year
On this holiday, fish, dumplings, spring rolls, tangyuan, good fortune fruit, niangao, and longevity noodles are eaten to bring good luck for the coming year
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even wish for snow
Finish the line:
Oh, I won't ask for much this Christmas I won't ______________________ |
Second Monday of October, formerly Columbus Day
When is Indigenous Peoples Day?
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Female Trouble
If we learn one thing from this gross-out masterpiece, it’s that Dawn Davenport better get them cha-cha heels for Christmas. John Waters’ drag muse, Divine, plays a hard-edged teen who goes on a tear when she doesn't get the present she wants on Christmas morning.
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M & M cookies
Light brown sugar, vanilla and animated favorite characters in commercials make this cookie.
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Italy
Which country is home the Feast of the Seven Fishes, a Christmas tradition where families eat 7 different types of fish, symbolic for the repetition of the number 7 in the bible
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couple tries to stop
Finish the line:
At the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you can see Every ______________________ |
Diwali
This holiday is known as the festival of lights, and is a major festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists
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Tangerine (and if you haven’t seen it, you should)
Shot entirely on an iPhone, director Sean Baker’s groundbreaking dramedy sees transgender sex workers Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) and Alexandra (Mya Taylor) tracking down Sin-Dee’s two-timing boyfriend on Christmas eve.
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Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies
These combined ingredients Brown Sugar, Peanut Butter, and a Kiss make this cookie.
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Eid al-Adha
This islamic holiday centers around the sacrifice of an animal (usually a sheep). Families eat ⅓ of the meat, and distribute ⅔ of the meat to the needy
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under cover but you tore me apart
Finish the line:
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart A man _________________________ |