The Twelve Days of Christmas
Holiday Hunt
* Read Bobby's Christmas Story and answer the following questions:
1. What did Santa dress up as to test Bobby?
2. What did the children at the orphanage want more than anything?
* Visit the holiday crafts page and look at the snowman project. What are
the snowballs made of?
http://www.12days.com/library/
1. During Hanukkah, candles are lit for how many days?
2. Hanukkah is the Hebrew term for what?
3. What does Hanukkah commemorate?
http://www.history.com/minisites/hanukkah
1. When is Kwanzaa celebrated?
2. What does the word "Kwanzaa" mean?
3. What does green stand for?
http://www.globalindex.com/kwanzaa/welcome.htm
1. Visit the Elf School and play a game to earn your Elf School Diploma.
Print out for credit.
2. What is the secret elf greeting?
http://www.claus.com/elfschool/index.php.htm
1. What is Santa Claus called in Holland?
2. Does the Holland Santa Claus use a sleigh?
3. In Scandinavia, who brings the Christmas gifts to children?
4. Who is La Befana?
http://www.holidays.net/christmas/santa.htm
1. At what temperature are poinsettias put in danger of dying?
2. Where are poinsettias originally from?
http://www.fernlea.com/xmas/poininfo.htm
1. What is Christmas called in France?
2. What is a German Adventskranz?
3. In Portugal, people pretend that Father Christmas brings gifts and
leaves them either under the tree or where?
http://www.soon.org.uk/country/christmas.htm
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