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WorksheetsHolidays Around the World
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
What holiday is celebrated in India?
St. Patrick's Day
Diwali
Christmas
St. Lucia's Day
What does Diwali celebrate?
The victory of good over evil.
The decorations
The victory of evil over good
Santa Clause
In Russia, the biggest holiday is ___ on January 1st.
Diwali
St. Nicholas Day
New Year
St. Lucia's Day
In Russia, New Year's Day is the biggest holiday because Christmas was ___ until 1991.
smelly
allowed
pretty
banned
Las Posadas is celebrated in ___.
Italy
France
Mexico
Greenland
Las Posadas is Spanish for ___.
donkey
dog
cat
inn
For Las Posadas, a ___ or play is reenacted each night until Christmas Eve.
pageant
concert
dance-off
class
Christmas in Australia happens during the ___.
spring
summer
fall
winter
On Christmas, Australians have a big ___ on the beach os in their backyards.
fancy dinner
chicken
turkey
barbeque
In Australia, Santa lets his reindeer rest and lets 6 white ___ pull his sleigh.
dogs
koalas
kangaroos
beavers
Kwanzaa is an ___ holiday for remembering African culture and heritage.
Italian
African
American
French
In Kwanzaa, there is a special ___ called a kinara with three green candles, three red candles, and one black candle.
candlestick
boomerang
ornament
tree
During December, the Jewish people in Israel celebrate Hanukkah.
True
False
In Israel, on Hanukkah, the Jewish people light the 9 candles of the ___ in rememberance of the oil lamp.
menorah
kinora
fireworks
England was the first country to start sending Christmas ___ to friends and family.
shoes
forks
squid
cards
In England, Christmas crackers are tubes filled with small rocks.
True
False
Germany is famous for Christmas ___ during advent.
flowers
markets
cards
pinatas
Children decorate ___ houses, which also originated in Germany.
sugar
gumdrop
chocolate
gingerbread
In Italy, the people decorate with nativity scenes. The nativity scene originated in America.
True
False
According to Italian legend, La Befana was a ___ who was told baby Jesus was born, but got lost on her way.
goblin
witch
bear
kangaroo
In Greece, a huge tree and a three-mast sailing ___ is lit up in the city of Thessaloniki.
car
plane
ship
train
In France, on the twelfth night, January 6th, families make a Three Kings Cake and whoever finds the hidden ___ becomes king or queen for a day.
baby
flower
coin
bean
In The Netherlands, the celebration starts on the second Saturday in November when Sinterklaas arrivews by ___. He brings his white horse and his helper "Chimney Pete."
ship
car
train
plane
The biggest celebration in Sweden is ___.
St. Patrick's Day
St. Lucia's Day
Halloween
Independence Day
In Greenland, people decoratre with lots of red ___.
stars
hearts
horseshoes
clovers
