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| In which language is this greeting 'Froehliche Weihnachten'? | Merry Christmas
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| 'Svetan Boznic' is the greeting you will hear in Bosnia and Croatia. True or False? | Merry Christmas
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| 'Feliz Navidad' is the holiday greeting in which one of the three major North American countries? | Merry Christmas
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| In which country will you hear this greeting 'Zalig Kerstfeest'? | Merry Christmas
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| 'Joyeux Noel' is what you will hear in in several countries around the world. What language is this phrase? | Merry Christmas
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4th Century. It was first celebrated in the fourth Century. The Catholic church wanted to have a celebration on the same day as a pagan holiday.
Germany. It was in the 16th Century in Germany.
Greece. The word for Christ in Greek is Xristos (Christos).
Turkey. He was born in Turkey, in the fourth Century, and his name was St. Nicholas.
It was associated with the Scandinavian love goddess.
Mexico. They were named after America's first Ambassador to Mexico John Poinsett. He brought the plants to America in 1928.
Massachusetts. It was against the law in the state of Massachusetts.
Gene Autry . Although I got this question correct (by the clue) it is actually incorrect. The whole story of Rudolph appeared, out of nowhere, in 1939. The story was written by a person in the advertising department named ROBERT MAY, and the booklet was illustrated by Denver Gillen. In 1949, Gene Autry sang a musical version of the poem.
Silent. The first line in English is 'Silent night, holy night'. It was originally written in Austria by Joseph Mohr and the music was composed by Franz Gruber.
Over. 'Over the ground lies a mantle of white, a heavenly diamond shines down through the night, two hearts are thrilling in spite of the chilling weather.'
| Which American department store was the story of Rudolph (and his red nose) created for? | Christmas Traditions
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Montgomery Ward. The story was created as a promotional gimmick to make the most of Christmas. Rudolph nearly wasn't used in case customers thought he was tipsy!
On each of the twelve days of christmas. I'm not sure why it's lucky, but as mince pies were filled with fairly luxury items in the Middle Ages (minced game and spices) I would have thought that anyone who could eat them every day for 12 days was pretty lucky.
| Before turkey was introduced to Britain from the US what did the wealthy eat for their traditional Christmas dinner? | Christmas Traditions
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Peacock. They also used to eat swan. I think this would be more about the look of the bird rather than the taste, as after roasting the birds were dressed again in their fine feathers.
East to West. It represents the journey of the three wise men. Make sure you have your compass handy when you call in each family member to stir the pudding - oh and don't forget the lucky coin!
| Back to that Christmas turkey. What was the name of the man that brought over the originals ones in 1526? | Christmas Traditions
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William Strickland. The six turkeys he imported to Britain were originally purchased from a native American.
Alms money collected in a box is distributed. The money was collected throughout the year in an "alms boxe" and was distributed to the poor and needy on the day after Christmas.
Henry Cole. Henry Cole was the director of the Victoria and Albert museum in London and in 1843 he forgot to send out his usual Christmas letters so he designed a card with a Christmas wish and sent it to all his friends and started a trend.
Prince Albert. The Christmas tree was a German tradition and Prince Albert brought the tradition to Windsor Castle in 1841.
| "A Christmas Carol" was not the only Christmas story Charles Dickens wrote. Can you fill in the missing word in this title of a Dicken's Christmas tale: "A ------- on the Hearth"? | 9 for 10 - Christmas
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Cricket. This short story was published in 1845. In the story when the cricket chirps all is well, but when it is silent things are not so good.
Handel . "The Messiah" was written by the composer George Handel. Handel was born in Germany, but lived in England. "The Hallejulah Chorus" is in this work.
Santa Lucia Day. On this day girls wear white dresses and a crown of candles. Now the candles can be battery powered, but in the past real candles were lit.
| The carol "O Christmas Tree" is a translation from the German. What is German for the type of tree used as a Christmas Tree? | 9 for 10 - Christmas
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Tannenbaum. The custom of bringing a tree and decorating it is thought to have originated in Germany. Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband and a German by birth, is credited with bringing the custom to England.
The tune of the carol is also the tune of four state songs. (Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, and New Jersey). The actual translation of Christmas tree is Weihnachtsbaum.
| What parasitic plant, now used as a Christmas decoration did the ancient Druids consider sacred? | 9 for 10 - Christmas
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Mistletoe. Although mistletoe can grow on a variety of trees, it was only the mistletoe that grew on oak trees that was sacred.
| "O Come All You Faithful" is often known by its Latin title. What is this title? | 9 for 10 - Christmas
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Adeste Fideles. This has been a popular carol since the end of the eighteenth century.
January 6. Christmas or "The Feast of Nativity" is celebrated on the 6th by Armenian Orthodox but on the 7th by Ethiopian, Russian, and Ukrainian Orthodox. It is celebrated on the 25th by Catholics and Protestants.
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