Winter Celebrations around the World

Commonly Known as Tet a common practice during this holiday is to roll and eat Banh Chung and Banh Tet, which are rice cakes wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. This is a

• Chinese celebration of New Year

• Vietnamese celebration of New Year

• Vietnamese celebration of Christmas

• Chinese Celebration of Christmas

Hanukkah festival of light centers around the story of a miracle how many candles are in a menorah?

• 8 : menorah kept burning for eight days when there was only enough oil left for one

• 10 : menorah kept burning for ten days when there was only enough oil left for two

• 1 : menorah kept burning for one day when there was only enough oil left for one

• 12 : menorah kept burning for twelve days when there was only enough oil left for one

In which country is it a tradition to hide a pickle ornament in the Christmas tree?

• United States

• Germany

• Brazil

• Russia

Which country celebrates Christmas with the tradition of "KFC for Christmas dinner"?

• Japan

• Mexico

• France

• Sweden

In which country is it customary to exchange gifts on January 6th, known as "Three Kings' Day"?

• Australia

• Spain

• Canada

• Germany

Pancha Ganapati: Hindu people around the world (especially USA), December 21-25. This holiday This five-day festival celebrates the Hindu god Ganesha as an alternative to Christmas festivities. Each day has a different themed color (yellow, blue, red, green, orange in order). This is a modern holiday started when?

• 1978

• 1886

• 1985

• 2001

Boxing Day - British holiday, set the day after Christmas involves what activities?

• Celebration of Boxers as wonderful pets

• Watching boxing and celebrating favorite sports teams

• Cleaning of home and boxing up junk

• Giving charitably, helping those less fortunate, and thanking others

In the Netherlands when children want Sinterklass to leave a gift- They must sing and leave what items?

• hat in front of the chimney with a necklace for Mrs Klass

• stocking in front of the chimney with a cookie for his pet mouse

• pot in front of the chimney with a apple for his reindeer

• shoe in front of the chimney with a carrot for his horse

Kwanzaa is a seven-day African-American festival, introduced by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966. There are seven values and ideals recognized during Kwanzaa:

• Unity (Umoja)

  Self-determination (Kujichagulia)

  Collective work and responsibility (Ujima)

  Cooperative economics (Ujamaa)

  Purpose (Nia)

  Creativity (Kuumba)

  Faith (Imani)

• Happiness (Umoja)

  Self-determination (Kujichagulia)

  Collective work and responsibility (Ujima)

  Dance (Ujamaa)

  Purpose (Nia)

  Creativity (Kuumba)

  Faith (Imani)

• Religion (Umoja)

  Self-determination (Kujichagulia)

  Collective work and responsibility (Ujima)

  Cooperative economics (Ujamaa)

  Purpose (Nia)

  Art (Kuumba)

  Faith (Imani)

• Love (Umoja)

  Self-determination (Kujichagulia)

  Collective work and responsibility (Ujima)

  Cooperative economics (Ujamaa)

  Purpose (Nia)

  Music (Kuumba)

  Faith (Imani)

Maghe Sankranti is a celebration of that marks the end of winter and the beginning of longer days in what country

• Russia

• Nepal

• Italy

• Algeria