Christmas Traditions Quiz – all answers can be found by using the ‘Christmas Traditions’ powerpoint
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1. Where does the French version of Father Christmas leave fruits and nuts?
2. What do Norwegian children have to leave out for a little gnome called Nisse?
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3. What does the name of the Chinese Father Christmas actually mean?
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4. Who is thought to accompany the Czech Father Christmas as he climbs down from heaven?
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5. Why is Christmas in South Africa different to countries in the Northern Hemisphere?
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6. Which fish is eaten by Austrians for Christmas dinner?
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7. In Labrador, in Canada, what do the children put their candles into?
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8. What does the Brazilian version of Santa Claus wear?
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9. How do people in Finland prepare for Christmas?
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10. What kind of trees do Christians in India decorate?
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11. How do children in Venezuela know that the Wise Men have visited them?
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12. How many reindeer pull Father Frost’s sleigh in the Ukraine?
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13. On Christmas Day in Scotland what do people sometimes dance around?
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14. What two things should Polish people do when they eat Oplatek?
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15. On what date do Ethiopians celebrate their Christmas called Ganna?
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16. In which unusual way does Santa sometimes arrive in Australia?
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17. What does “Le Befana” give to naughty Italian children?
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18. For Christian families in Iraq, what does it mean if their Christmas bonfire burns to ashes?
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19. In Greece, for how many days do people give up rich foods before Christmas?
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20. How many small gifts do Icelandic children receive at Christmas?
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21. Who brings the gifts in the Lebanon?
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22. What is Mattak, which is eaten in Greenland during the Christmas season?
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23. What makes it difficult for Mexican children to hit and break a piñata?
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24. What does the Welsh Mari Lwyd receive in return for her jokes, songs and well wishes?
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