Christmas | Holiday Movies | Holiday Traditions | Miscellaneous | Around the World |
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What is Kris Kringle and Saint Nick?
The two other most popular names for Santa Claus
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Who is the Ghost of Christmas yet to come?
The last Ghost that Ebenezer meets in "A Christmas Carol".
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What is a legend or folktale?
These are stories from your culture that keep traditional tales alive
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What is a Dreidel?
This toy is spun by children during Hanukkah?
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What are roller skates?
Venezuela: Because the roads are closed, people use this form of transportation to go to Christmas Mass
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What is Jingle Bells?
Was originally a Thanksgiving song
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What is "Treat every day like Christmas"?
In the movie Elf, what was the first rule of The Code of Elves?
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What is mistletoe?
We can thank the ancient Druids and Norse mythology for this Christmas tradition. It is hung in households, and brings good luck, love and friendship
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What is kiss, kiss, kiss?
It is custom for people to ___ at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Some hold the superstition that failing to ___ someone ensures a year of loneliness. A ___ is about strengthening ties you wish to maintain in the future. If a couple that celebrates together doesn't take the time to ___, it doesn't bode well for the relationship
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What is a bottle of Guinness?
Ireland: While American children famously leave milk and cookies for Santa Claus, Irish kids put out mince pies and _____.
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What is Cupid?
Santa's reindeer that has the same name as another holiday mascot
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What is Mt. Crumpit?
Where does the Grinch live?
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What is Diwali?
This holiday has a tradition of lighting candles called diyas
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What are Dates?
This popular fruit is eaten at Ramadan
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What is January 5th?
Italy: Instead of Santa Claus, Italian children wait for the witch, La Befana. She delivers candy and toys on this date
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What is Festivus?
This holiday is celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season
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What is Bedford Falls?
The name of the town that George Bailey lives in, in the 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life".
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What is Boxing Day, December 26th?
This holiday began in the United Kingdom about 800 years ago when alms boxes were opened to the poor
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What is seven days? (12/26-1/1)
This is how long Kwanzaa lasts
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What are deep-fried caterpillars of the emperor moth?
South Africa: It’s custom to eat this food during Christmastime
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What is June 26, 1870?
Christmas was declared a federal holiday in the United States on June 26, 1870. The first eggnog made in the United States was consumed in Captain John Smith’s 1607 Jamestown settlement.
This is when Christmas was declared a federal holiday
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What is the San Francisco International Airport?
In the 2008 movie Four Christmases, starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, where does the main couple get trapped during their travels?
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What is The Netherlands
We all know the tradition of hanging stockings for gift. Name the country that uses shoes instead of stockings for the same purpose
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What is a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken?
This specific food is part of traditional Japanese Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinners
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What are brooms?
Norway: Norwegians believe evil witches and spirits emerge on Christmas Eve and steal this item. To stop them, the items are hidden on Christmas Eve and sometimes men fire shotguns to scare the evil witches and spirits away.
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