WorksheetsCelebrations and Traditions: Christmas and NY
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When do Filipinos begin preparing for Christmas?
September
October
November
December
What do we call the Christmas decor that shows all the important characters present during the birth of Jesus?
aguinaldo
belen
bibingka
parol
Which of these statements is FALSE?
Traditions are practices or things people do that are passed on from generation to generation.
Most of our Christmas traditions have Spanish and Japanese influences.
Celebrations are part of our culture and traditions.
Filipino celebrations are festive, colorful, and full of delicious food.
Whose influence is the strongest when it comes to our New Year traditions?
American
Chinese
Japanese
Spanish
Our parol's five-point star shape came from American culture/influence.
TRUE
FALSE
Why do we prepare round fruits during New Year?
We prepare round fruits so that we can drive bad luck away.
We prepare round fruits because round represents money.
We prepare round fruits because so that our good fortune will never end.
We prepare round fruits because they are the easiest to find.
What do we call the 9-day novena dawn masses that start as early as 4 am in some parishes?
Simbang Gabi
Belen
Parol
Puto Bumbong
What are the traditional Filipino delicacies that we eat after the dawn mass?
Puto kutsinta at biko
turon at sapin-sapin
halo-halo at leche flan
Puto bumbong at bibingka
Which of these traditions come from American influence?
Christmas tree
Christmas parol
Christmas belen
Christmas mass
Some Filipino families keep up their Christmas decorations until Chinese New Year.
True
False
