Puzzle 9

4. In which direction should you stir mincemeat for good luck?
5. Visions of which food danced in children’s heads as they slept in the poem “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas?”
8. one of the three traditional colors of Christmas
10. What country has the tradition of filling children’s clogs with candy and treats on December 5?
13. What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?
15. How many reindeer were in the story Twas the Night Before Christmas?
16. What country is the Poinsettia, with its red and green foliage, native to?
18. What does the word “noel” mean in its original language
19. where were Christmas cards first sold
20. Finish this line from How the Grinch Stole Christmas: “It came without packages, boxes or ___.”.

1. The red stripes on Christmas candy cane represent the --------- he shed when he died on the cross.
2. What traditional Christmas decoration is actually a parasitic plant?
3. Christmas took the place of which pagan holiday?
6. Queen Elizabeth 1 popularized the modern-day ----- cookie
7. What country is Krampus from
9. What alcohol is used to “spike” eggnog?
11. What song does Lucy ask Schroeder to play on his piano in “A Charlie Brown Christmas”?
12. The white of the candy cane can represent the ------ of Jesus Christ
14. Stolen is the traditional fruit cake of which country?
17. what people celebrate Christmas on January 6th.