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Feliz Navidad/Merry Christmas: Holiday season in Mexico & Spain

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The holiday season in Mexico ends on

a)

December 26

b)

December 28

c)

January 1

d)

February 2

2.

Posada means _______ in English.

a)

nativity

b)

a place to stay / lodging

c)

party

d)

sweet bread

3.

Posadas occur for ___ nights before Christmas Day.

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

4.

Almost every Mexican home will have a nacimiento in their home. Nacimiento means ________ in English.

a)

poinsettia

b)

present

c)

nativity

d)

Candelaria party

5.

Baby Jesus is added to the nacimiento on December 25 and the Three Wise Men (Los tres Reyes Magos) are added on

___________

a)

February 2

b)

January 1

c)

January 6

d)

December 31

6.

This animal is highly respected in Mexico and is added to the nacimiento. This animal is said to have breathed on Baby Jesus to keep him warm.

a)

rooster

b)

sheep

c)

horse

d)

cow

7.

Christmas Eve is known as ____________ in Spanish.

a)

Nochebuena

b)

La Navidad

c)

Nochevieja

d)

cumpleaños

8.

The shape of the traditional bread known as Rosca de Reyes is of a ____________. A figurine of baby Jesus is hidden somewhere in this special bread.

a)

square

b)

triangle

c)

circle

d)

parallellogram

9.

The lucky person who finds the figuring of the baby in this holiday bread must

a)

place the figurine back in the bread

b)

host a party on Candelaria Day

c)

buy a poinsettia

d)

eat 12 grapes

10.

The "miracle" talked about when young Pepita went to visit baby Jesus and bearing a gift involves ________________.

a)

a poinsettia turning into weeds

b)

finding the baby Jesus figurine in the traditional bread

c)

winning a lottery

d)

weeds turning into a poinsettia

11.

This is the name of the oldest and biggest lottery in Spain.

a)

el grande

b)

el gordo

c)

el guapo

d)

el gallo

12.

On Christmas Eve in Spain, a traditional dish of pavo trufado is often served and is made with ________.

a)

pork

b)

chicken

c)

steak

d)

turkey

13.

The day in Spain similar to April Fool's Day is celebrated December 28th and is known as

a)

Día de los Santos Inocentes

b)

Día de los Muertos

c)

Candelaria

d)

Nochebuena

14.

On New Year's Eve in Spain, it is considered tradition to eat one ________ for each stroke of the clock at midnight; therefore, eating 12 of this type of food.

a)

seed

b)

poinsettia

c)

grape

d)

tomato

15.

In the video, we witnessed one woman preparing around 1,000 of these to feed her community.

a)

tacos

b)

enchiladas

c)

roscas de reyes

d)

tamales

16.

Throughout the holiday season in Mexico and Spain, it is evident that ___________ is /are important.

a)

health

b)

family and community spirit

c)

education

d)

wealth

17.

On the night of January 5th, children in Mexico leave out their _______ filled with grass and water for the animals.

a)

stockings

b)

socks

c)

scarves

d)

shoes