holidays around the world?
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if you know any of the answers to these questions, answer them. most correct answers get the points.
1.what items were used to decorate our first Christmas trees?
2.Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah. We know that the menorah has eight candles. What do those eight candles represent?
3.There are nine candle holders. What is the purpose of the ninth candle?
4.What is the four-sided top with a Hebrew symbol on each side called?
5. What kinds of trees are decorated at Christmas time in India?
6. Christmas trees are not commonly used in Greece. What is the main symbol of the season in most Greek homes?
7. Mattak, a special delicacy, is eaten in Greenland at Christmas. What is mattak made from and what do people say it tastes like?
8. In Sweden, Christmas celebrations begin on St. Lucia’s Day. What is the date of this special day?
9. What is often the traditional Christmas Day meal in Japan?
10. What is the traditional Christmas greeting in Pakistan?
11. What is Santa Claus called in Madagascar?
12. What is the date of Christmas Day in Serbia( not Dec. 25)?
13. What is the Christmas tradition of the roraty in Poland?
14. What is the main holiday decoration in most Mexican homes?
15. Why is an empty place left at the table during the Christmas Day meal in the Czech Republic?
16. What is the name of the traditional pudding made in Scotland for Christmas?
17. What do people in Zimbabwe do after their Christmas Day church service?
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the empty place at the christmas table in czech countries is for a pilgrim who might knock on the door of the house – to be seated and fed.
other, similar tradition was to have the even number of people at the table – so sometimes families were inviting someone else to fit the proper number.
the first christmas trees were decorated with apples and baked sweets for children. initially the trees were hanging head down over the christmas table.
2. The 8 candles represent the 8 nights that the miraculous oil burned.
3. The 9th candle is lit first, and it is used to light the other candles.
4. The 4-sided top is most commonly called a “dreidle”, which is a Yiddish word. In Hebrew, it is called a “sevivon”.