Winter Holidays & Fun Facts

8. The city where the first Winter Olympics were held in (1924).
9. 22,022 of these were made simultaneously in Nova Scotia, setting a world record.
12. U.S. city holding the official world record for the most snow measured in one day (6.3 feet in 1921).
13. Holiday celebrated in several Commonwealth nations on the first weekday after Christmas, with origins tied to the tradition of gifting "Christmas boxes" to those in need.
14. Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Jesus.
15. Day-long Buddhist festival commemorating the day Buddha achieved enlightenment.
16. Non-religious, seven day celebration of African heritage and culture.

1. Highest-grossing Disney animated musical film in 2019.
2. Eight day Jewish "festival of lights" meant as a reminder of the battle they won against the Greek king in 164 BCE, allowing them to practice their religion freely.
3. Nine day celebration, primarily taking place in Mexico, commemorating Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem in search of shelter before the birth of Jesus.
4. Weather phenomenon where a blizzard/snowstorm is accompanied by thunder and lightning.
5. The number of sides found on all snowflakes.
6. U.S. state holding the record for the largest recorded snowflake ever observed (15 inches wide, 8 inches thick!) in 1887.
7. Speculated to have originally been written as a Thanksgiving song, but is now associated with Christmas instead.
10. Pagan celebration commemorating the "rebirth of the sun" (AKA winter solstice).
11. The process by which plants/seeds are exposed to low temperatures to trigger flowering, seed germination, and proper bulb development.