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WorksheetsWinter Holidays: Celebrations Around the World
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the special candle holder used during Hanukkah called?
Didukh
Menorah
Kinara
Lucia cats
Which holiday is celebrated as the day the three wise men first saw baby Jesus?
Kwanzaa
Christmas
St. Lucia Day
Three Kings Day
What is the shortest day of the year called?
Winter Solstice
St. Nicholas Day
Epiphany
Mardi Gras
On which date is St. Lucia Day celebrated?
December 13
January 1
December 6
December 21
What is the name of the holiday that inspired the tradition of Santa Claus?
New Year
Three Kings Day
Christmas
St. Nicholas Day
What is the Irish tradition on December 26 known as?
Lucia cats
Omisoka
Sviata Vechera
Wren Boys Procession
What does 'Kwanzaa' mean?
Grandfather Spirit
First Fruits
Holy Supper
New Year
In which country do families dress a straw man in old clothes on December 31?
France
Ecuador
Ukraine
Japan
What is the name of the New Year's Eve celebration in Japan?
Omisoka
Epiphany
Carnaval
Sviata Vechera
What is the Chinese symbol of strength that leads the New Year parade?
Dragon
Phoenix
Tiger
Lion
What is the festival of merry-making before Lent called in New Orleans?
Epiphany
Shrove Tuesday
Carnaval
Mardi Gras
What do people in England do on Shrove Tuesday?
Light bonfires
Bake King cakes
Run pancake races
Spin dreidels
What is the name of the sheaf of wheat brought in during Ukrainian Christmas Eve?
Lucia cats
Kinara
Didukh
Menorah
What is the name of the candle holder used during Kwanzaa?
Didukh
Lucia cats
Kinara
Menorah
What do people in Hong Kong do to celebrate the New Year?
Dress as Lucia brides
Run pancake races
Pray to gods and ghosts
Burn a straw man
