1) Americans purchase 1.6 billion Christmas cards every year! How many cards have you received this year?

2) Different areas celebrate Hanukkah with different celebrations: In Argentina, there is typically a component of ballroom dancing. In France, they eat beignets for the celebration. In Russia, they play and perform klezmer music.

3) In Australia, the winter holidays are all celebrated in the summer. Instead of the traditional snowy Christmas, they celebrate with summer barbecues and beach days.

4) In the Philippines, there is a Giant Lantern Festival during the winter holidays, where they create colorful lanterns with meticulous patterns.

5) The name “Kwanzaa”, comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza”

. This directly translates to “first fruits” in English.

Philippine Giant Lantern Festival 2020

(https://learnbright.org/holiday-fun-facts-from-around-the-world)

Facts from: https://learnbright.org/holiday-fun-facts-from-around-the-world/