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Real or Fake?

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    Decide whether these unusual Christmas and winter holiday traditions around the world are real or fake.
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  • In Norway, all the brooms in a house are hidden, based on a superstition that witches would play with them.
    Fake
    Real
  •  20
  • In Israel, Christmas is celebrated by eating dairy foods fried in oil.
    Fake
    Real
  •  20
  • In Brazil, it's common to get twice your monthly pay as a Christmas-time bonus.
    Fake
    Real
  •  15
  • In Estonia, families have a sauna together on Christmas Eve.
    Real
    Fake
  •  15
  • As Santa can't fly into the UK due to permission complications caused by Brexit, Robin Hood delivers the presents to children instead.
    Real
    Fake
  •  15
  • In Kenya, Santa doesn't travel by reindeer - instead Land Rovers, camels or bikes are used. 
    Fake
    Real
  •  20
  • The story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is based on a real red-nosed reindeer that was found wandering around the North Pole. Real holiday tradition or a fake one?
    Fake
    Real
  •  15
  • Do you think it's real or fake that sending Christmas cards is an ancient tradition that pre-dates the birth of Christ?
    Fake
    Real
  •  20
  • The song “Jingle Bells” was originally written as a Halloween song. 
    Fake
    Real
  •  15
  • You once had to be careful biting into English pudding because it contained hidden coins.
    Real
    Fake
  •  20
  • Rather than an invitation to kiss, Celtic Druids considered mistletoe a healing plant. 
    Real
    Fake
  •  15
  • Someone call the Christmas police! Was Christmas really illegal in England between 1647 and 1660?
    True
    False
  •  20
  • Candy canes are designed to look like the runners of a sleigh. Is this a real or fake statement?
    Fake
    Real
  •  15
  • Some of the very first artificial Christmas trees were made with dyed goose feathers. 
    Real
    Fake
  •  15
  • Advent calendars were invented in 1950 by a Swedish chocolate company. 
    Real
    Fake
  •  20
  • Leaving a treat for Santa became popular in America during the Great Depression. Does this fact sound real or fake to you?
    Fake
    Real
  •  15