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What is Cuba?
Christmas was banned in this island country from 1969 to 1998.
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What is France? (Red wine...!)
This country has a tradition of sprinkling red wine on the yule logs on Christmas eve?
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What is Italy?
Christmas Eve dinner (La Vigilia di Natale)
Eel is a traditional part of a seafood-centric Christmas Eve meal in this country.
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What is Sweden?
A Yule goat is built yearly in this country that is more than 42 feet high, 23 feet wide, and weighs 3.6 tons.
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What is Christmas beer? or whatever.
The fifth best drink for Christmas.
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Who is George Washington?
What general crossed a river to fight a bottle on Christmas?
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What is Japan?
This island country has a tradition of romantic dates and fried chicken for Christmas?
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What is Poland?
The main Christmas meal is eaten in the evening and is called “Kolacja wigilijna” (Christmas Eve supper).
This country’s culinary traditions include serving 12 dishes meant to give good luck for the next 12 months. For Catholics, it’s meant to reflect the number of Apostles.
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What is New Zealand?
In this country the Christmas tree is the Pohutukawa, a coastal species that blooms a bright-red color.
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What is mulled wine / Gluhwein? or whatever
The fourth best drink for Christmas.
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What is Pakistan?
In this country, December 25 is a public holiday, but in memory of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the country’s founder.
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What is Iceland? (ex. Bjúgnakrækir – Sausage Snatcher)
This country has thirteen “Yule Lads" instead of just one Santa.
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What is Finland? (Just look at that name!)
Lanttulaatikko, a vegetable casserole, is eaten at Christmas in this country.
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What is Barbados?
They enjoy Rum cake in this country for Christmas.
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What is spiked Egg Nog / Rompope? or whatever
The third best drink for Christmas.
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Mikhail Gorbachev as the last Soviet leader
What last leader of a country resigned on Dec 26th 1991?
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What is Germany?
One strange modern tradition in some parts of the US is the “Christmas Pickle” ornament that has been attributed to this country.
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What is Sicily? (Marsala)
This island people prepare "Buccellato", a circular cake laced with dried figs, almonds, pine nuts and a special fortified wine.
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What is, not surprisingly, Austria?
Krampus, a scary devil-like creature scares the kids on Christmas for some strange reason in this country.
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What is Champagne?
The second best drink for Christmas
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Who are the Puritanical parliamentarians in the English Civile War (17th century)
In 1647, these killjoys outlawed a hearty Christmas of carols, yuletide ales, roast goose, mince pies, plum puddings and dancing leading to riots.
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What is Austria?
Silent night was written in this European country
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What is the Philippines?
Bibingka is a doughy rice-flour cake incorporating coconut milk, butter and eggs eaten after midnight worship on Christmas eve in this country.
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What is Venezuela?
In the capital city of this South American country, there is a tradition of people roller skating to early morning church services between December 16-24.
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Whatever is in your hand!
The #1 best drink for Christmas
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