Santa lives here

While the traditions around South Africa vary by region and culture, most families come together for this, called braaing on the holiday.

This entrée remains the more popular choice for a Christmas table

Created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga after the Los Angeles riots as a way to bring African Americans together

In Mexico, these holiday plants grow wild in large bushes that flush with bright red leaves in the dead of winter.

The original 8 reindeer

Although Christmas isn't a national holiday in Japan, its citizens still find an interesting and delicious way to celebrate by eating from this large chain restaurant

This Christmas poem was written by Clement Moore

Buddhist Holiday
“A time for contemplation and meditation in remembrance of this day of awakening”

This Iron Age tradition of burning huge logs to ring in the New Year evolved over the centuries into a rich Christmas dessert made of rolled sponge cake and whipped cream.

The original Santa Claus; a Turkish-born monk from the Third Century who gained fame wandering the countryside helping the poor and sick.

Similar to the 12 days of Christmas in the U.S., Iceland celebrates 13. Each night before Christmas, Icelandic children are visited by the 13 Yule Lads who leave candy if they're good and rotten potatoes if they're bad in these

This animal first appeared in 1939 when the Montgomery Ward department store asked one of its copywriters to create a Christmas story the store could give away as a promotional gimmick.

Celebrated because people were waiting for a telegraph issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

A popular holiday beverage also called milk punch

This modern-day country was home to St. Nicholas, the original Santa Claus

Alpine countries like Austria have a legend that this devil-like creature joins their St. Nicholas festivities on December 6

According to the National Retail Federation's 2017 data, consumers spend an average of what on holiday gifts:
A: $854.45
B. $967.13
C.$1003.27

Celebrates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after it was retaken by the Maccabees

This country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree

This beverage company started to use Santa Claus in its advertising in 1931 and and has continued to do so ever since?

A Christmas table in Barbados isn't complete without this meat decorated with pineapple and sorrel glazes, a rum cake, and Jug Jug, a dish inspired by the Scottish influence on the island combining pigeon peas, guinea corn flour, herbs, and salt meat.

The holiday flora is an ancient symbol of fertility and virility — and the Druids considered it an aphrodisiac.

Occurs when one of the Earth's poles has its maximum tilt away from the Sun

This is another name for a Christmas tree