1. CREATED BY: JACOB LEWIS PERIOD 1 WINTER HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS Las PosadasHanukkahChinese New Year

2. LAS POSADAS

3. Who Celebrates This Holiday Mexicans Latin Americans Catholic Mexicans

4. When Does This Holiday Take Place? December 16-24

5. What are some traditions of this holiday? Traditional Songs Prayers Coquito Traditional Prayers Piñata Lodging

6. :Are there special decorations for this holiday? What are they? Nativities Candles Luminaries Angels Handmade Ornaments Glowing Stars Poinsettias

7. Are there special foods eaten for this holiday? What are they? Chocolate Atloe Sopa De Albondigas Festival Salad Rice Sweet Vegetable Tamale Pie Baked Mexican Lasagna

8. Is there special clothing worn for this holiday? What is it? Sarape

9. Where Is This Holiday Celebrated? Name The Country Or Countries Mexico

10. HANUKKAH PART 2

11. Where is this holiday celebrated? Name the country or countries. It is celebrated anywhere Jewish people have a home.

12. Who celebrates this holiday? Jewish People

13. Why do people celebrate this holiday? It’s the Jewish's Christmas

14. When does this holiday take place? Sunset December 21 to sunset December 29

15. What are some traditions of this holiday? Candles Hanukkah Cards Hanukkah Music

16. Are there special decorations for this holiday? A menora with 9 arms A 4 sided top

17. Are there any special foods eaten for this holiday? Anything fried in oil Loukoumades Latkes Cheese

18. Is there special clothing worn for this holiday? Boys wear kippah as a reminder

19. Chinese New Year

20. Where is this holiday celebrated? Name the country or countries China

21. Who celebrates this holiday? Chinese People

22. Why do people celebrate the Chinese New Year? They want to let the bad spirit go away and the good spirit come to them

23. When does this holiday take place? 2008: February 26 2009: January 26 2010: February 14

24. What are some traditions of this holiday?

25. Are there any special foods eaten for this holiday? Hoe see fat Choy Baked Nian Gao Rice

26. Are there any special clothing worn ? There isn’t any special clothing worn