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Serame's Cultural Holidays Practices in Winter
Serame's Cultural Holidays Practices in Winter
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Based on what we have studied, what are the wintrer holiday practices you know fromaround the world?
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1
Coca Cola depicted our version of Santa Claus in an ad. In what year?
1985
1776
2018
1930
2
In Italy, ________ delivers gifts to the good children on Epiphany.
a reindeer
a fat man
a witch
a monster
3
Lanterns, called 'parol' decorated in Christmas motifs are common in...
China
USA
Philippines
Spain
4
In Wales, what do carolers dress up in ?
an actual horse skull
a top hat and tails
in a Santa suit
in their pajamas
5
In 1644, celebrating Christmas was outlawed. Where?
Massachusetts
nowhere
England
everywhere
6
Czech shoe toss with heel toward door means:
a man must propose to his girlfriend immediately
a woman must prepare her wedding plans immediately
a woman will not be marrying any time soon
a man must break-up with his girlfriend immediately
7
There is no mention of this in the Bible:
a special baby being born
the Three Wise Men
Christ being born on Christmas
Christmas being on December 25th
8
How does Befana enter the home at Christmas?
through the front door
down the chimney
through the back door
by magic
9
Gift giving, during the holidays, is symbolic of what Biblical event?
The 3 magi (kings) giving gifts to baby Jesus
Mary and Joseph travelling to Jerusalem as a wedding present
Santa Claus has his elves make gifts at the North Pole
St. Nicolas gives gifts to good little boys and girls
10
What is the event in NY that celebrates Santa?
Comi-con
Xmas-con
NY-con
Santa-con
11
The Day of Joy waiting for Sher Dan Lao Ren is celebrated here:
Japan
Philippines
Russia
China
12
In the Swede tradition of burning down the giant straw goat, the goat has survived only...
200 times since 1966
20 times since 1966
no times since 1966
200 times since 1566
13
Taffy Pull is a tradition celebrated in...
the North Pole
Australia
northern Canada
northern England
14
Who was the real St. Nicholas?
a English soldier
a Dutch saint
a French king
a German poet
15
It is likely that Christmas was originally the pagan celebration of...
Saturmalia
Santatastic
Plutonium
Christletide
16
In Russia, they celebrate Christmas on what day?
January 7th
December 25th
December 7th
January 25th
17
Why do they decorate their Christmas trees, in Ukraine, with spider webs? Tradition says...
an owl decorated a poor family's tree
a spider decorated a poor family's yard
an owl decorated a poor family's tree
a spider decorated a poor family's tree
18
In Iceland, the Yule Cat does what?
spanks bad children because they were bad all year
eats people who didn't get the gift of fruit
eats people who didn't get the gift of new clothes
eats bad children for throwing rocks at him
19
The Dutch name for St. Nicholas is...
Santa Claus
Sinterklaas
Krampas
Saint Nick
20
The Japanese love Kentucky Fried Chicken so much that the holiday can be...
2 days in advance
2 weeks in advance
2 months in advance
2 years in advance
21
Taffy Pull celebration of northern Canada honors which saint?
Saint Claus
Saint Nicolas
Saint Francis
Saint Catherine
22
Does Mrs. Serame like Kentucky Fried Chicken?
Who is Mrs. Serame?
She has never tried it
No way!
Absolutely!
23
The Christmas tree was popularized when a picture of one was published with...
Mrs. Serame and Mr. Chew standing in front of one
Prince Albert and Taylor Swift standing in front of one
Prince Albert and Queen Victoria standing in front of one
Bill Gates and Queen Victoria standing in front of one
24
Chinese celebrate Sher Dan Lao Ren by...
giving apples wrapped in colorful paper
giving peanuts wrapped in colorful paper
giving apples wrapped in black paper
giving ornaments wrapped in colorful paper
25
A chubby, dressed in red Santa was the creation of...
Mrs. Serame
a Pepsi cola advertisement
a Hallmark cards advertisement
a Coca Cola advertisement
26
What country were the first Christmas cards sent?
Ireland
Germany
Egypt
England
27
This Czech ritual can determine if a woman will marry in the coming year:
X-mas Eve coin toss
X-mas Eve Santa toss
X-mas Eve cookie toss
X-mas Eve shoe toss
28
In Ukraine, spiders and their webs are symbols of...
good health
bad luck
misfortune
good luck
29
In Britain, they take turns stirring the pudding mix, they also add these for good luck...
rings, coins, thimbles
peanuts, coconut, coins
coins, almonds, rings
coins, rings, toys
30
In Italy they leave out what for Befana, the witch of Christmas?
nothing
carrots
broccoli
milk and cookies
31
Kentucky Fried chicken is a favorite holiday meal here:
Philippines
Ireland
Japan
Canada
32
The Italian witch, La Befana, delivers what to naughty children on Epiphany?
twigs and garlic
stones and twigs
coal and garlic
coal and stones
33
This tradition offers women an opportunity to meet the man of their dreams:
Pulling the Leg
Taffy Pull
Laffy Taffy
Taffy Tug
34
Why is the Russian Christmas celebrated on January 7th?
based on the Christian calendar for Church holidays
due to the Druid calendar for seasonal celebrations
due to the old Julian Calendar for religious holidays
based on the pagan calendar celestial movement of stars
