Winter Celebrations, Traditions, and Holidays around the globe

How fast does Santa have to travel?

• Around the speed of light.

• 500 miles-per-hour

• 1,000 to 1,500 miles-per-second

• I am grumpy and do not like this!

What was the original purpose of the dreidel game?

• A covert study tactic

• A way to make learning fun

• A means to gamble

• A way to sell more spinning tops

What is the symbolism behind Diwali?

• A celebration of the end of the harvest

• Victory of India over England

• Victory of Light over Darkness

• None of these

Who created Kwanzaa in 1966?

• Dr. Martin Luthor King

• Frantz Fanon

• Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga

• Malcolm X

In a Winter Solstice Celebration, what was the original meaning of the burning of the Yule Log?

• Acknowledges the end of the year and death

• Celebrates the return of the Sun and longer days ahead

• Symbolizes the sun's protection of the coming harvest

• We do not know.

Where was boxing day created?

• In Britain as a day off for servants to open their employer gift box and then to relax.

• In Canada as a way to lessen the religiousness of Christmas so more people could be included.

• In India to relax and play Cricket.

• In Europe on the front lines during WW II to give soldiers time to open presents from home.

What does the Chinese New Year specifically mark?

• The start of the new calendar year

• The end of the Warring States period in China and the victory of the Qin.

• The succession of the Han Empire over the Qin dynasty.

• The start of the lunar new year.

The Mexican tradition of Las Posadas reenacts what?

• The journey of Mary and Joseph looking for a place to stay.

• The journey of the three kings as they follow the Star of Bethlehem.

• The Crucification.

• Salvation.

Where did the Saint Lucia Day celebration originate?

• Sweden

• Britain

• France

• Mexico

What does Three Kings Day, or Epiphany, Celebrate?

• A day of spiritual awakening by new religious converts.

• The start of the journey of the three kings.

• The visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus.

• None of the above.