What is the name of the log that was traditionally kept burning for the whole 12 days of Christmas?
Yule Log: Now we bake cake to represent the log.
What do you call Santa Claus in Spanish?
Papa Noel
True or False. Christmas celebrations were banned in England many years ago?
True, in 1647 it was banned in England because Christmas was seen as a wasteful festival that threatened Christian beliefs and encouraged immoral activities
Everyone is familiar with the mistletoe tradition. What is the color of the berries of the plant?
White
Which country gifts the Christmas tree that is placed at the Trafalgar Square in London, according to Christmas tradition?
Norway
What is the name of Ebenezer Scrooge’s partner, from the play, A Christmas Carol?
Jacob Marley
How many reindeer drive Santa Claus’ sleigh?
Nine: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and (drum roll) Rudolph
What two phrases will you almost always find on Christmas gift tags?
To and From
In Japan, it is a tradition to eat what fast food on Christmas Day?
KFC
Which country follows the tradition to light candles on the graves of relatives on Christmas Eve?
Finland
In the story of Christmas, Mary and Joseph travel to and gave birth to their baby.
Bethlehem
Which is the most famous Christmas ballet of all time?
The Nutcracker
Mince pies have been a popular Christmas food since medieval times. What ingredient did they originally include?
dried fruit
vegetables
Meat
Potato
In the carol, “Jingle Bells,” what kind of a sleigh is mentioned?
“A one-horse open sleigh”
What is traditionally hidden in a Christmas pudding?
a toy
a silver coin
a Christmas joke
a small star
Which country was the first to use the tradition of Christmas trees?
Germany
What are the gifts that the Three Wise Men gave baby Jesus, according to Christmas history?
Gold, Myrrh, and Frankincense
What is the first name of Scrooge, the principal character of the novel, A Christmas Carol?
Ebenezer
Two of the reindeers are named after weather phenomenon. Name the reindeer.
Donner and Blitzen
In what country do people hide their brooms on Christmas Eve?
Norway. The tradition says that evil spirits and witches awake on this night and will take them to ride across the country if they are not hidden.
Australia, Canada, The U.K., and most other Commonwealth countries officially celebrate the day after Christmas as what holiday?
Boxing Day
In Japan, it is a tradition to eat what fast food on Christmas Day?
KFC
Christmas is closely related to the Jewish holiday of ?
Hanukkah
Which country has a tradition of a witch dropping gifts for children through the chimney at Christmas?
Italy. “La Befana,” the good witch, has visited and filled their shoes with candy and presents. According to the Italian tradition, the benevolent old woman, ri
How many ghosts are there in A Christmas Carol?
four