1. Winter Holiday Celebrations
Created by: Mackenzie Nalley
Las Posadas
Hanukkah
Kwanzaa

2. PART ONE
Los Posadas
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3. Who celebrates this holiday?
Las Posadas
Catholic Mexicans
Latin Americans
Spanish descendents
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4. Why do people celebrate this holiday?
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Symbolizes the trials Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place where Jesus could be born.
Latino version of Christmas
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5. When does this holiday take place?
Las Posadas
December 16th to December 24th
Ends on Christmas Eve
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6. What are some traditions of this holiday?
Las Posadas
Have a dinner at a different house every night.
Children must request entrance, and be refused until reaching the house of the designated party spot.
Sometimes, a expecting woman will be placed on the back of a real donkey and led to the party spot.
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7. Are there special decorations for this holiday?
Las Posadas
Piñatas are used for the children
Decorate like a party when near the end of Las Posadas.
At a different house in the neighborhood each night.
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8. Are there special foods eaten for this holiday?
Las Posadas
Sopa de Albóndigas
Festival Salad
Baked Mexican Lasagna
Vegetable Tamale Pie
Tijuana Chicken
Warm Apple Empanadas
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9. Is there special clothing worn for this holiday?
Las Posadas
The children will dress up like pilgrims.
The woman dress in cloaks like Mary
The men dress like Joseph
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10. Where is this holiday celebrated?
Las Posadas
All over the world were Spanish descendants inhabit.
For example
Argentina
Latin America
Spain
Portugal
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11. PART TWO
Hanukkah
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12. Who celebrates this holiday?
Hanukkah
Jewish people
Hebrews
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13. Why do people celebrate this holiday?
Hanukkah
The Maccabees successfully rebelled against Antiochus IV Epiphanies.
The Temple was purified and the wicks of the menorah miraculously burned for eight days.
There was only enough sacred oil for one day's lighting.
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14. When does this holiday take place?
Hanukkah
Hanukkah begins at the 25th day of Kislev
Ends on the 2nd or 3rd day of Tevet
The first day of Hanukkah actually begins at sunset of the day immediately before the date noted on Gregorian calendars.
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15. What are some traditions of this holiday?
Hanukkah
light a single light each night for eight nights
lamps are set up at a prominent window or near the door leading to the street
Three blessings are recited during the eight-day festival
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16. Are there special decorations for this holiday?
Hanukkah
Menorah
Hanukkah lamps
Lighted lamps near windows
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17. Are there special foods eaten for this holiday?
Hanukkah
Fried foods
Potato Cakes
Jam-filled doughnuts
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18. Is there special clothing worn for this holiday?
Hanukkah
Men wear typical clothing of the average day
Women wear customary typical clothing
Children wear typical Jewish clothing
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19. Where is this holiday celebrated?
Hanukkah
All around the world
Mostly commonly celebrated in the Middle East
Most popular in Jerusalem
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20. PART THREE
Kwanzaa
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21. Who celebrates this holiday?
Kwanzaa
African Americans
Africans
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22. Why do people celebrate this holiday?
Kwanzaa
To celebrate african culture
Also celebrates unity
self-determination
Purpose
creativity
faith
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23. When does this holiday take place?
Kwanzaa
It was created by Ron Karenga
first celebrated from December 26, 1966, to January 1, 1967
Consists of 7 days of celebration
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24. What are some traditions of this holiday?
Kwanzaa
Each of the days is dedicated to one principle:
Umoja (Unity) To strive for and to maintain unity in the family, community, nation and race.
Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.
Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers' and sisters' problems our problems and to solve them together.
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together.
Nia (Purpose) To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.
Kuumba (Creativity) To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.
Imani (Faith) To believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.
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25. Are there special decorations for this holiday?
Kwanzaa
Decorate house with objects of art
Fresh fruit to represent African Idealism
Use christmas trees and kinaras
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26. Are there special clothes worn for this holiday?
Kwanzaa
Colorful african cloth
Women wear kaftans
Men wear colorful clothing
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27. Is there special food eaten for this holiday?
Kwanzaa
On the sixth day of kwanzaa they feast
Fresh fruit show african idealism
Some have a typical christmas dinner
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28. Where is this holiday celebrated?
Kwanzaa
Most popular in Africa
Well-known in American
Celebrated among all African Americans who chose to celebrate it
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