YL9B World Holidays

1. 1. What are traditions?

• a. times when presents are given

• b. special ways people do things

• c. large masks worn during a party

• d. ways to bring good luck to your family

2. 2. Why do people dance the Lion’s Dance during Chinese New Year?

• a. to be braver

• b. to chase away bad luck

• c. to scare the people watching

• d. to celebrate food

3. 3. At some people celebrate by decorating a tree.

• a. Holi

• b. Hanukkah

• c. Christmas

• d. Chinese New Year

4. 4. What do many people celebrate on January 1st?

• a. New Year

• b. Kwanzaa

• c. Ramadan

• d. All of the above

5. 5. Most celebrations of holidays include .

• a. lighting candles

• b. going for a walk

• c. having a Lion Dance

• d. eating food with family

6. 6. What does it mean to celebrate?

• a. to honor a special day

• b. to open many gifts

• c. to complete a job

• d. to light a candle

7. 7. What do people who celebrate Holi do?

• a. decorate with lots of color

• b. wear bright clothes

• c. sing and dance

• d. all of the above

8. 8. The Chinese New Year celebrates .

• a. a wedding

• b. the moon’s rise

• c. the arrival of spring

• d. when a baby is born

9. 9. How long does Ramadan last?

• a. one month

• b. eight nights

• c. one night

• d. twenty days

10. 10. During which two holidays are candles lit each night?

• a. Christmas and New Year

• b. Kwanzaa and Hanukkah

• c. Hanukkah and Ramadan

• d. Holi and Kwanzaa