A Traditional UK Christmas?

For Irish Catholics, Christmas ends with the Feast of Epiphany on 6th January. What do they call this day?

• Christmas is done

• Christmas forever

• Big Christmas

• Little Christmas

• Christmas relief

Some Irish families still burn a thick, tall candle through the night on the largest window sill. Who are they lighting it for?

• Themselves

• Jesus

• The shepherds

• The wise men

• Mary and Joseph

How else do some Irish people refer to Boxing day?

• St. Sean's Day

• St. Seamus' Day

• St. Simon's Day

• St. Stanley's day

• St. Stephen's Day

A traditional Christmas food in Irish culture is a round cake full of ______ seeds.

• Cabbage

• Caraway

• Carrot

• Cinnamon

• Cardamom

In addition to turkey some Irish families also have which meat for Christmas dinner?

• Jerk Chicken

• Pulled pork

• Lamb tagine

• Spiced beef

• Venison casserole

In Scotland some people celebrate New Year's Eve more than Christmas. What is this celebration called?

• Hogmanay

• Tie-me-hog down

• Hoot-a-nannie

• Donald where's you're trousers?

• Rosh hashanah

In which year was Christmas first recognised as a public holiday in Scotland?

• 1658

• 1758

• 1858

• 1958

• 1558

Mistletoe was revered by Scottish druids for it's fertilitty properties. From which tree is misteltoe cut?

• Ash

• Elm

• Fir

• Oak

• Yew

In Scotland, the charred remains of the Yule log was used to _______?

• protect the house throughout the year

• bring good luck

• bring good weather

• make the house smell nice

• keep predators away

In the 16th century, who cancelled (banned) Christmas in Scotland?

• Barbara Knox

• Barbara Ann

• Margaret Thatcher

• Fort Knox

• John Knox