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Celebrations of Light

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

This celebration of light occurs on the 25th day of the month Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar.

a)

Christmas Day

b)

Hanukkah

c)

Rosh Hashanah

d)

Purim

2.

The celebration called Yule, historically observed by Germanic peoples, occurs around which astronomical event?

a)

Spring equinox

b)

Halley's comet

c)

Winter solstice

d)

Solar eclipse

3.

The five-day celebration of Diwali, occurring after the end of the harvest season and symbolizing the victory of light over darkness, is a major festival in which religion below?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Shinto

c)

Christianity

d)

Hinduism

4.

St. Lucia's Day, during which young women wear a wreath of candles, is often celebrated in which country listed below?

a)

Sweden

b)

Suriname

c)

South Africa

d)

Samoa

5.

The Filipino ornamental lantern, often star-shaped, that is displayed during the Christmas season and the Giant Lantern Festival is called a ...

a)

parasol

b)

parol

c)

petrol

d)

patrol

6.

The festival of Obon, which includes using fire to guide ancestors back to the spirit world, is celebrated in which country?

a)

Cameroon

b)

Brazil

c)

Japan

d)

New Zealand

7.

Las Posadas, celebrated chiefly in Latin America, involves a procession (led by a person bearing a candle) re-enacting Mary's search for shelter in the Christian Nativity story. For how many nights does this tradition last?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

9

d)

12

8.

Loi Krathong is a festival in Thailand in which floating baskets called krathong are made to carry incense, food, and a candle. Where do celebrants usually float these krathong?

a)

rivers

b)

the ocean

c)

bowls of water

d)

rain barrels

9.

What is the name of the celebration of African-American culture that starts on December 26th and includes the lighting of seven candles, each representing a principle of African heritage?

a)

Proclamation Day

b)

The Feast of St. Stephen

c)

Boxing Day

d)

Kwanzaa

10.

The Freetown Lantern Parade is a festival of floats and lanterns in Sierra Leone that originally marked Eid ul-Fitr, the end of the Muslim month of...

a)

Rajab

b)

Shawwal

c)

Ramadan

d)

Safar