wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Winter Holidays: Celebrations Around the World

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the special candle holder used during Hanukkah called?

a)

Didukh

b)

Menorah

c)

Kinara

d)

Lucia cats

2.

Which holiday is celebrated as the day the three wise men first saw baby Jesus?

a)

Kwanzaa

b)

Christmas

c)

St. Lucia Day

d)

Three Kings Day

3.

What is the shortest day of the year called?

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

St. Nicholas Day

c)

Epiphany

d)

Mardi Gras

4.

On which date is St. Lucia Day celebrated?

a)

December 13

b)

January 1

c)

December 6

d)

December 21

5.

What is the name of the holiday that inspired the tradition of Santa Claus?

a)

New Year

b)

Three Kings Day

c)

Christmas

d)

St. Nicholas Day

6.

What is the Irish tradition on December 26 known as?

a)

Lucia cats

b)

Omisoka

c)

Sviata Vechera

d)

Wren Boys Procession

7.

What does 'Kwanzaa' mean?

a)

Grandfather Spirit

b)

First Fruits

c)

Holy Supper

d)

New Year

8.

In which country do families dress a straw man in old clothes on December 31?

a)

France

b)

Ecuador

c)

Ukraine

d)

Japan

9.

What is the name of the New Year's Eve celebration in Japan?

a)

Omisoka

b)

Epiphany

c)

Carnaval

d)

Sviata Vechera

10.

What is the Chinese symbol of strength that leads the New Year parade?

a)

Dragon

b)

Phoenix

c)

Tiger

d)

Lion

11.

What is the festival of merry-making before Lent called in New Orleans?

a)

Epiphany

b)

Shrove Tuesday

c)

Carnaval

d)

Mardi Gras

12.

What do people in England do on Shrove Tuesday?

a)

Light bonfires

b)

Bake King cakes

c)

Run pancake races

d)

Spin dreidels

13.

What is the name of the sheaf of wheat brought in during Ukrainian Christmas Eve?

a)

Lucia cats

b)

Kinara

c)

Didukh

d)

Menorah

14.

What is the name of the candle holder used during Kwanzaa?

a)

Didukh

b)

Lucia cats

c)

Kinara

d)

Menorah

15.

What do people in Hong Kong do to celebrate the New Year?

a)

Dress as Lucia brides

b)

Run pancake races

c)

Pray to gods and ghosts

d)

Burn a straw man