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Name: Date: Winter Holidays Quiz Class: 1. Which winter holiday is always celebrated on 6. The Jewish people light candles December 25? on Hanukkah to symbolize: a. Hanukkah b. Christmas c. Kwanzaa a. The miracle of one night's oil burning for eight nights d. Yule b. The harsh treatment of the Jews under King Antiochus 2. Which of the following is an example of a tradition c. The bravery of the Maccabees celebrated during Christmas? d. The defeat of King Antiochus' army a. b. 7. Unlike Christmas and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa: a. Is only celebrated in Africa b. Is not a religious holiday c. d. c. Only lasts for one day d. Always occurs during February 8. The name "Kwanzaa" comes from a Swahili phrase that has to do with: a. Religion 3. What tradition is shared by both Christmas and b. Agriculture Yule? c. Astronomy a. Decorating and lighting trees d. Family b. Attending Christian church services c. Commemorating the birth of Jesus 9. Both Hanukkah and Kwanzaa: d. Giving coal to naughty children a. Were created in the 20th century b. Involve the lighting of candles 4. Why does Hanukkah begin on different days each c. Celebrate miracles year? d. Lack a religious component a. The winter solstice falls on different days b. No one knows exactly when King Antiochus reigned 10. What do the seven candles lit during Kwanzaa c. It's based on a combined lunar-solar calendar represent? d. It always falls a week after Thanksgiving a. Principles of the holiday b. Generations of African Americans 5. What happened when King Antiochus took over the c. Founders of the holiday Jewish Temple? d. Countries in Africa a. The Maccabees outlawed the Jewish religion b. The King lit candles for eight days to celebrate c. The Jewish people agreed to worship Antiochus's gods d. Jewish rebels fought to take back the Temple © 1999 - 2019 BrainPOP. All rights reserved..

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