United StatesWinter Holidays Vocabulary Worksheet
Name: ______________________________________________ Date:____________________________
Draw a line from the definition to the word on the right that best matches.
| Used during Kwanzaa, this wooden candleholder holds seven candles. One black candle is in the middle, four red candles are placed to the left, and four green candles to the right. |
FEAST
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| A song of joy and cheer usually sung around Christmas time. |
MENORAH |
| To be giving of gifts, donations, time. |
ADVENT WREATH |
| A large meal prepared for many people. |
ANTICIPATE |
| Played during Hanukkah, a toy that looks like a top and is used for playing a game of chance. |
HERITAGE |
| To expect or hope for something to happen; to suspect. |
KINARA |
| An evergreen wreath with four candles encircling it: each candle represents a Sunday of Advent. There are three purple candles and one pink candle. Some have a white candle in the center that is lit on Christmas Day. |
DREIDEL
|
| A celebration of the sun during the longest night in winter. |
LATKE |
| A hot potato pancake often eaten with applesauce and sour cream. It is a special treat associated with Hanukkah. |
CAROL
|
| A candleholder of nine candles. There are eight candles, one for each night of Hanukkah. The ninth candle is the Shamash, and is used to light the other candles. |
WINTER SOLSTICE |
| A tradition or something that is passed down from one's ancestors. |
GENEROUS |
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