Holiday Spirit

What Christian group banned Christmas in Boston from 1659 to 1681?

• The Wabanaki Tribe (native American)

• The Boston Bruins

• The Puritans

• The Loyalists

Before becoming tied up with Christmas what was Yule?

• the day for getting wood inside the house (for heating)

• A Pagan midwinter festival

• a yodler festival

• The day of the winter solstice

The French word “Noel” is often used around Christmas, but what was its original meaning in Latin?

• birth

• resurection

• death

• light

What Roman holiday held from December 17th to the 23rd had a large influence on how Christmas was celebrated?

• Mars celebration

• Neptune fest

• Uranus fest

• Saturnalia

Among Christians who lived in the East, when was Christmas originally celebrated?

• December 25th

• January 6th

• January 1st

• December 21st

In what century was the first written use of Xmas?

• 20th century

• 15th century

• 21st century

• 16th century

The modern Santa Claus is mainly a mix of what two figures?

• Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas in dutch) and Father Christmas, also if you said Odin I’d accept that too

• a nice old man who lived in Kentucky, USA

• Baba yaga male version

• a polar bear drinking hot chocolate

What political cartoonist is largely responsible for defining what the modern Santa Claus looks like?

• Bill Waterson

• Thomas Nast

• Charles Schluz

• Kino

What company used Santa Claus in their advertisement?

• pepsi

• coca cola

• nestlé

• dole

James Edgar, department store owner, was the first person to dress up as Santa to attract people in his shop. When did this happen?

• 1601

• 1983

• 561

• 1890