Christmas - Australia & New Zealand

1. Where did the custom of sending Christmas cards and hanging mistletoe originate?

France

Germany

United Kingdom

Many Christmas customs originated in the United Kingdom. These customs include sending Christmas cards and hanging a sprig of mistletoe in a room or hallway.

Explanation

Many Christmas customs originated in the United Kingdom. These customs include sending Christmas cards and hanging a sprig of mistletoe in a room or hallway.

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2. In what country do children receive gifts from La Befana, a kindly old witch?

Italy

Mexico

Spain

Italian children receive gifts from La Befana, a kindly old witch, on the eve of Epiphany.

Explanation

Italian children receive gifts from La Befana, a kindly old witch, on the eve of Epiphany.

3. During what festival do Spanish children receive gifts in the shoes that they place on a balcony or near a window?

Advent

Creche

Epiphany

During the evening of January 5, children put their shoes on a balcony or near a window. The next day is Epiphany, the last day of the Christmas season.

Explanation

During the evening of January 5, children put their shoes on a balcony or near a window. The next day is Epiphany, the last day of the Christmas season.

4. In what country do people spend the nine days before Christmas re-enacting Mary and Joseph's search for lodgings on the first Christmas Eve?

Australia

Mexico

Sweden

Mexicans re-enact Mary and Joseph's search for lodgings on the first Christmas Eve.

Explanation

Mexicans re-enact Mary and Joseph's search for lodgings on the first Christmas Eve.

5. Historians believe that St. Nicholas, who inspired the legend of Santa Claus, was born in what country?

Germany

Norway

Turkey

According to tradition, St. Nicholas was born in Patara, a city in Lycia, an ancient region on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of what is now Turkey.

Explanation

According to tradition, St. Nicholas was born in Patara, a city in Lycia, an ancient region on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of what is now Turkey.