December Celebrations Around the World

Use the following Internet resources to learn about December celebrations around the world.

Everything About Kwanzaa
(http://www.tike.com/celeb-kw.htm)
Feliz Navidad (http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/christmas.html)
The Story of Chanukah (http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/story.html)
The History of Christmas (http://www.christmas-time.com/cp-hist.html)

Now read each statement below. Write T on the line if the statement tells something that is true about the December celebrations. Write F if the statement tells something false.

T or F
______	The menorah, a candleholder with places for nine candles, is a traditional symbol of Kwanzaa.
______	People have celebrated Christmas on December 25 since the year A.D. 354. Before that time, it was usually celebrated on January 6.
______	The word posadas is the Spanish word for inn.
______	Mistletoe and holly are Christmas symbols that originated in Italy.
______	The dates for Kwanzaa change from year to year. They are always between the end of November and the end of December.
______	Pastorales, or shepherd plays, are often associated with the celebration of Las Posadas.
______	Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev.
______	Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Macabees over the Syrians some 2,300 years ago.
______	Las Posadas starts on December 16.
______	Blue, red, and green are the traditional colors of Kwanzaa.