Dec. 18, 2025
Christmas Traditions Around the World
Christmas Traditions Around the World: festive foods, unique celebrations, and holiday customs from different cultures.
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Calarogu Shark Media. Hi. I'm Mark Ellison with today's five
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daily trivia questions. Today we are Christmas traditions around the world,
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festive foods, unique celebrations, and holiday customs from different cultures.
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Question one. In which country do many families traditionally pick
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up buckets of fried chicken from KFC for Christmas dinner,
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a practice popularized by a nineteen seventies Kentucky for Christmas
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marketing campaign. Question two, known as the Christmas Capital of
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the Philippines, which city hosts the Giant Lantern Festival Ligligan Perule,
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where massive kaleidoscopic parole lanterns several meters wide dazzle crowds
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each December. Question three? What is the Icelandic tradition called
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in which people exchange books on Christmas Eve and spend
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the night reading, often with hot chocolate in hand. Question four,
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Which Mexican city celebrates Noche de Rabanos Night of the
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Radishes on December twenty third, featuring elaborate Nativity scenes and
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figures carved from oversized radishes. Question five in which country
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is the Christmas Eve supper called Wigilia, a meatless feast
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of about twelve dishes that begins when the first star appears,
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and includes sharing a thin wafer called oplatech. We'll be
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right back with these answers after this break. Welcome back.
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Question one. Where is KFC a popular Christmas meal tradition?
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Answer Japan. KFC's nationwide nineteen seventy four campaign tapped into
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Western style holiday imagery and became a beloved custom in Japan. Today,
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families often pre order special Christmas buckets weeks in advance.
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Question two. Which city hosts the Philippines Giant Lantern Festival? Answer?
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San Fernando, Pampanga. Held around the Saturday before Christmas Eve,
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The competition showcases intricate spinning lanterns lit by thousands of bulbs.
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The spectacle earned San Fernando its festive title. Question three
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Name Iceland's Christmas Eve book giving tradition? Answer Jolaboka Flodide
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the Christmas book Flood. The tradition grew during Watu when
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paper was one of the few goods not heavily rationed,
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fueling a strong publishing season. An annual book catalog still
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helps Icelanders pick gifts to read that night. Question four,
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Where is the Night of the Radishes held? Answer Wajaca City, Mexico.
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Started officially in eighteen ninety seven. The festival showcases artisans
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carving local radishes into intricate temporary sculptures. It's a colorful
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pre Christmas highlight in water Hawka's main Square. Question five,
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Where is the Christmas Eve meal? Wagelia celebrated answer Poland.
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Wagelia emphasizes family unity and hospitality, often leaving an empty
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place setting for an unexpected guest. The twelve dishes symbolically
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referenced the apostles or the months of the year that
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concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and
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today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.
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See you Tomorrow.
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