Holiday Vocabulary Words

an eight day Jewish holiday

a new or second birth

a large arctic deer

12^th month of the year, lasting 31 days

hot milk that is chocolate flavored

to show happiness that something good or special has happened

the longest or shortest day; when the Sun is farthest from the equator

to go around singing in a joyful manner

a horse-drawn carriage used on snow

a ginger-flavored cookie, often cut into the shape of a person

a circular arrangement of flowers or greenery, hung up as a decoration

the activity, sport, or pastime of traveling on skis

an 8-branched candleholder, lit during Hanukkah

the Christmas season

a custom or belief that has been handed down from generation to generation

a Christian festival celebrated on December 25^th

either of the two times when the sun crosses the equator and day and night are equal length

a spinning top toy, used to play games during Hanukkah

something that decorates or adds beauty to something else

the floor of a fireplace