New Year 2015

Match the following

• Countries that use the modified version of the Gregorian Calendar

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• Countries that use other Calendar alongside the Gregorian Calendar

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• Countries that have not adopted the Gregorian Calendar

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• Countries that have adopted the Gregorian Calendar

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The Jewish New Year in______

• January

• September

• March

• April

What animal is missing from the Chinese Calendar that measures the cycles of time?

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Happy Tsagaan Sar!

• Japanese

• Indian

• Mongolian

• Ethiopian

Igbo New Year for which African country is it?

Which type of flower is a symbol of the New Year in Ethiopia?

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This New Year celebration is most likely from_____

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• North America

The Ethiopian New Year is celebrated on the same day as the Coptic (Egyptian).

• True

• False

The Islamic New Year is also known as_____

• Ramadan

• Al-Hijra

• Eid ul-Fitr

• Akitu

Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate the New Year on January______