To find the answers to these questions about Christmas around the world you will have to go on a "cyberhunt" by following the link beneath each question. Click on the "Back" button of your browser to return to this page. Why not try a spot of multi-tasking clicking here and typing (or cutting and pasting) the answers that you find. Then just print them out. Have fun!
1. Find out about Saint Nicholas in Holland (Netherlands). Where does he come from? How does he get there? Who helps him?
http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=92
2. In Sweden they celebrate Lucia Day. When is this? What happens?
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/40903026a/xmas/world/sweden.htm
3. Is it chilly in Chile at Christmas? What happens on Christmas Eve?
http://www.joeskitchen.com/chile/culture/christmas.htm
4. Christmas crackers are a big favourite in England. Who invented them? When?
http://www.absolutelycrackers.com/hist_what.html
5. In Bethlehem, what marks the site of the birth of Jesus?
http://www.bibleplaces.com/bethlehem.htm
6. What, in Mexico, is a "posada"?
http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/christmas.html
7. What food is eaten during the Ethiopian Christmas?
http://www.santas.net/ethiopianchristmas.htm
8. How is "Merry Christmas" said in Spanish?
http://www.debwebonline.com/Mercy_in_Jesus/merry.html
9. What is the German word for "Christmas Tree"? Which famous German is thought to have started the Christmas tree tradition?
http://www.german-way.com/christmas_tree.html
10. Who are "The Jólasveinar"? Name some of them.
http://www.simnet.is/gardarj/yule5.htm
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