Christmas Around the World: Treasure Hunt

Use the following websites to find out the answers to the questions below:

Websites:

Christmas Worldview:
http://www.christmas.com/worldview 

Holiday Traditions: 
http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/Home.htm

1. In India, what type of tree is decorated for Christmas? 

2. Russians celebrate Christmas eating kutya. What is it and what does it symbolize?

3. Mexicans celebrate Christmas with posadas. What is a posada? 

4. In Rome, Italy, capitone is served on Christmas Eve. What is capitone?

5. In Venezuela people listen to aguinaldos. What are aguinaldos?

6. In Provence, France, people put santons in a crèche. What are santons and what is a crèche? 

7. In Japan, people are visited by Hoteiosho. Who is he, and why is he special?

8. In Greece people have to protect themselves from Killantzaroi. What are Killantzaroi and how can you keep them away?

9. Germans call Christmas Eve Dickbauch. Why is Christmas Eve called Dickbauch?

10. In China, a very important person is named Dun Che Lao Ren. Who is it? 

 

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Taken from http://www.onestopenglish.com/Culture/festivals/WebQuests/christmas.htm