Christmas Around the World

In which modern day country was St. Nicholas born?

• United States

• Scotland

• Turkey

• Hungary

Which country did egg nog come from?

• France

• Canada

• England

• Saudi Arabia

Which country started the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree?

• Germany

• Switzerland

• Mexico

• United States

Eel is traditional Christmas Eve meal in which country?

• Italy

• Poland

• Spain

• China

Christmas was banned in this country from 1969 - 1998

• Russia

• North Korea

• Cuba

• Qatar

Christmas trees in the western part of this country are often with artificial spider webs and spider ornaments in this country based on the traditional story of the Christmas spider.

• Ukraine

• Denmark

• Finland

• Germany

During World War II this country was under communist control and banned Santa Claus creating their own version called “Grandfather Frost”.

• Croatia

• Serbia

• Egypt

• India

Mummering is a tradition which people dress in costumes and knock on people’s doors and disguise their voices, dancing and singing for drink and Christmas cake, in which country?

• Australia

• Scotland

• Thailand

• Canada

Bonus: In which province in Canada is Mummering the most popular?

• Nova Scotia

• Manitoba

• Newfoundland

• Alberta

Instead of just one Santa, this country is visited by 13 “Yule Lads”, which are magical people that come to visit from the mountains from December 12 to 24 leaving little present for children and playing tricks.

• Greenland

• Iceland

• Greece

• Croatia