New Year celebrations

People have been holding New Year celebrations for ________ years.

• 1,000

• 4,000

• 80,000

• 1,000,000

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In which country do they eat 12 grapes at midnight?

• Spain

• India

• Italy

• USA

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Some people eat lentils and black-eyed peas around New Year’s Day because they look like

• fireworks

• grapes

• coins

• lights

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Many Asian countries follow the ________ calendar.

• lunar

• solar

• planetary

• Gregorian

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Which of the following is a Rosh Hashanah tradition?

• lighting the menorah

• setting off fireworks

• blowing the shofar

• eating 12 grapes

In which month is Rosh Hashanah most likely to occur?

• January

• April

• September

• December

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Diwali is known as the Hindu

• Harvest Festival.

• Festival of Lights.

• Winter Celebration.

• New Year’s Resolution.

Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, honors

• Muhammad’s journey.

• the end of the harvest.

• Muhammad’s birthday.

• the first snowfall.

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Losar is the name of the ________ new year.

• Hindu

• Islamic

• Christian

• Buddhist

A New Year’s ________ is a promise you make to yourself to start fresh.

• culture

• decision

• gratitude

• resolution

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