Worksheet Title: Winter Celebrations

Subject: Social Studies

Grade(s): 5

Description: Your child will match the winter celebration words with phrases that tell
something about them.

Learning Objectives:
• Learn words for winter celebrations around the world.

Materials needed:
• Computer with internet access
• Paper
• Pen or pencil
• dictionary

Use your computer, dictionary or Encyclopedia to look up each of the words in the right
hand column, and match those words to one of the phrases on the left.

Hanukkah _____ a. celebrated on December 25 each year

Winter Solstice _____ b. shortest day of the year

Kwanza _____ c. festival of lights celebrated in India

Boxing Day_____ d. honors values of ancient African cultures

Diwali _____ e. celebrated the day after Christmas

Christmas _____ f. Japan’s festival of lights

Ramadan_____ g. is an eight day celebration

Rohatsu _____ h. a month of fasting for Muslims

Answer key

Hanukkah __g___ a. celebrated on December 25 each year

Winter Solstice __b___ b. shortest day of the year

Kwanza __d___ c. festival of lights celebrated in India

Boxing Day _e___ d. honors values of ancient African cultures

Diwali __c___ e. occurs the day after Christmas

Christmas __a___ f. Japan’s festival of lights

Ramadan__h___ g. is an eight day celebration

Rohatsu __f___ h. a month of fasting for Muslims

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