Holidays Around the World

What Disney movie is about Dia De Los Muertos?

• Coco

• The Nightmare Before Christmas

• Finding Nemo

• Beauty and The Beast

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is widely celebrated throughout Mexico on October 31st. It's arguably one of the most famous holidays for honoring the departed. When did this festival start?

• 3000 years ago

• 1000 years ago

• 100 years ago

• 1 year ago

Kwanzaa is based on ancient African harvest festivals and celebrates ideals such as family life and unity. During this spiritual holiday millions dress in special clothes, decorate their homes with fruits and vegetables, and light a candle holder called a kinara. When is this festival celebrated?

• New Year's Day

• From December 26 to January 1

• May 5th

• December 22 to December 25th

Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, which is celebrated every autumn in the northern hemisphere.

The word Diwali comes from the Sanskrit word deepavali. What does deepavali mean?

• Day of lights

• Day of Colors

• Rows of lighted lamps

• Bright Lights

A very old German tradition is to hide an ornament hung on the Christmas tree, and the first child to find it gets an extra present. The ornament is a representation of what food?

• pickle

• apple

• strawberry

• chocolate bar

On Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday, it is traditional to eat food that is fried in oil. They do this to remember the legendary oil that miraculously burned for eight days. Which food is NOT traditionally eaten?

• latkes (potato pancakes)

• diary foods

• sufganiyot (jelly donuts)

• fish

In Austrian tradition, St. Nicholas rewards nice little boys and girls, while his evil accomplice is said to capture the naughtiest children and whisk them away in a sack. What is this accomplice's name?

• Krumpet

• Kermit

• Krampus

• Kumpat

In German, Christmas Day is not celebrated, but rather St. Nicholas' day on December 5th. Presents are not placed under trees, but where?

• in stockings hung by the fireplace

• in children's closets

• outside the front door

• in children's shoes

Hanukkah is celebrated by lighting candles for 8 nights. What is the candle holder called?

• a menorah

• a candelabra

• a lanternina

• an hemora

In Mexico in Guatemala some people celebrate Las Posadas. This is a celebration that recognizes their belief in Mary and Joseph and their search for an inn to stay. The celebration starts on December 16th. How many days does it last?

• 3 days

• 5 days

• 9 days

• 12 days