Hanukkah & Diwali

During Hanukkah, people celebrate

• taking back their temple

• giving gifts

• a new year

What game do people play on Hanukkah?

• chess

• dreidel

• checkers

True or False, Hanukkah celebrations last for 8 days.

• true

• false

What is a menorah?

• dinner

• a pot

• a gift

• a candle holder

What is gelt?

• chocolate

• potato pancake

• a gift

• jelly donut

What does Diwali symbolize?

• light over darkness

• birth of a king

• a new season

What do people eat during Diwali?

• pancakes

• hotdogs

• mithai

What do people do on day 3 of the festival?

• food and fireworks

• decorate

• clean

What is often made with colored sand, colored rice, or flower petals?

• Diyas

• Rangoli

• mithai

• fireworks

What is a Diya?

• a sweet treat

• colorful patterned decoration

• oil lamp