Who comes to visit children in Iceland and for how many nights?
Trolls come for 13 nights.
How do they celebrate the beginning of the Christmas celebrations in Colombia?
They light candles on 8th December.
When is Christmas celebrated in Russia and the Ukraine?
On 7th January.
What do people eat at Christmas in Japan?
Kentucky Fried Chicken
What do children leave outside the door in Germany?
Their shoes.
What animal does Sinterklaas have and what do children leave out for it?
He has a horse and the children leave hay, carrots and sugar.
Why do they fire guns in Norway?
They fire guns to scare away witches.
How do they scare naughty children in Austria?
A person dresses up as a scary monster and chases them.
What direction of the shoe means that a woman will get married next year in the Czech Republic?
Ponting to the door.
What do the women in the Czech Republic do?
They throw a shoe over their shoulder.
What do they do in Gävle in Sweden?
They build an enormous straw goat and set fire to it.
In Norway, who steals something and what do they take ?
People believe that witches steal brooms.
Where does Sinterklaas travel to and where does he come from?
He comes from Spain and he travels to Holland.
What is Loksa and what does it mean if it sticks to the ceiling?
It´s a kind of pudding. If it sticks to the ceiling it means that next year will be prosperous.
What is the name of the food eaten in Greenland and how is it made?
It´s called Kiviak. Bird meat is wrapped in seal skin and left under a rock for months.
What do naughty children get in Iceland?
They get rotten potatoes.
