Winter Holiday Quiz

St. Nicolas brings presents on December 6th to good children

and a bag of sticks for bad children

• Slovakia

• Czech Republic

• Albania

• Germany

December 26th is called Boxing Day and was traditionally a day

to give presents to the poor

• Ireland

• United States

• Britain

• Belgium

Tropical flowers are used as Christmas decorations.

• Australia

• Indonesia

• Costa Rica

• Greenland

The three Kings arrive on the night of January 5th to give presents to children. Most towns have a carnival style parade.

• Serbia

• Turkey

• Spain

• The Netherlands

On January 6th a special almond cake is eaten and crowns are worn

• France

• Ireland

• Czech Republic

• Canada

Wooden decorations and candles are put in windows of homes.

• Germany

• Iceland

• Britain

• Spain

4-6% of people are Christian. Big cities put up Christmas trees.

• China

• Nigeria

• Ethiopia

• Portugal

They grow Christmas trees and choose the best one, to send to Boston, USA

• Costa Rica

• Canada

• Mexico

• Panama

We eat latkes and sufganiyot during this Jewish festival, which celebrates light

• Purim

• Yom Kippur

• Hannukah

The sun creates an amazing effect in Newgrange, Ireland on this day

• The Summer Solstice

• The Winter Solstice

• Wednesday

• St Patrick's Day