Global Holidays & Festivals

The word "festival" comes from the word ...

• Festive

• Feast

• Fiesta

• Festive

On some holidays people join together for a solemn ceremony. Which of the following is an example of this?

• Thanksgiving Day

• Valentine's Day

• Halloween

• Memorial Day

The word "holiday" originally meant "holy day," and some holidays are still religious occasions. Which of the following is a religious holiday?

• Thanksgiving Day

• Independence Day

• Ramadan

• Labor Day

During Hanukkah, people celebrate by doing what?

• Lighting torches

• Lighting lanterns

• Lighting candles

• Turning on lights

This ice festival takes place where?

• New York, USA

• Seoul, South Korea

• Harbin, China

• London, UK