Flocabulary New Year Celebrations

People have been holding New Year celebrations for _________ years.

• 1,000

• 4,000

• 80,000

• 1,000,000

In the US, New Year's Day is officially celebrated on _________________.

• January 1st

• September 1st

• December 31st

• different dates every year

Some people eat lentils and black-eyed peas around New Year's Day because they look like _____________.

• fireworks

• grapes

• coins

• lights

Many Asian countries follow the ________ calendar.

• lunar

• solar

• planetary

• Gregorian

Which of the following is a Rosh Hashanah tradition?

• lighting the menorah

• setting off fireworks

• blowing the shofar

• eating 12 grapes

In which month is Rosh Hashanah most likely to occur?

• January

• April

• September

• December

Diwali is known as the Hindu ___________________.

• Harvest Festival

• Festival of Lights

• Winter Celebration

• New Year's Resolution

Al-Hijra, the Islamic New Year, honors ________________.

• Muhammad's journey

• the end of the harvest

• Muhammad's birthday

• the first snowfall

Losar is the name of the ________ new year.

• Hindu

• Islamic

• Christian

• Buddhist

A New Year’s ________ is a promise you make to yourself to start fresh.

• Culture

• Decision

• Gratitude

• Resolution