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Multicultural Holidays 2

When

Question: This holiday was created in the 1960's during the Civil Rights Movement.
Answer: Kwanzaa

Question: This holiday is often celebrated in November or December.  
Answer: Hanukkah

Question: This holiday is based purely on a lunar calendar and starts with the viewing of a specific crescent moon.  
Answer: Ramadan

Question: This holiday is based on a solar calendar, and occurs when the day is equal to the night.  
Answer: Pagan Easter

Question: This holiday ends on the New Year of the English/Gregorian calendar.
Answer: Kwanzaa

Why

Question: This holiday celebrates taking back a temple.
Answer: Hanukkah

Question: This holiday is a chance to ask for wealth and prosperity in the coming year.
Answer: Diwali

Question: This holiday is not religious but is a cultural reminder.
Answer: Kwanzaa

Question: This holiday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.
Answer: Christian Easter

Question: This holiday is a chance for followers to dedicate themselves to Allah and show a holy lifestyle.
Answer: Ramadan

How

Question: This holiday can be celebrated through travels from Medina to Mecca in a pilgrimage.
Answer: Ramadan

Question: Fireworks are set off on the third day of this holiday.
Answer: Diwali

Question: Brothers visit their sisters on the fifth day of this holiday.
Answer: Diwali

Question: Each day, one of seven principles that build a strong community is read about, and then followers drink from a unity cup.
Answer: Kwanzaa

Question: Hunting for eggs is one way to celebrate this holiday.
Answer: Pagan Easter

Symbols

Question: The lamb is a symbol of this holiday.
Answer: Christian Easter

Question: Fried foods such as jelly donuts called sufganiyot are enjoyed on this holiday.
Answer: Hanukkah

Question: Lanterns are displayed in trees and on streets for this holiday.  
Answer: Ramadan

Question: Special clay lamps are lit around the home to invite the goddess Lakshmi in on this holiday.
Answer: Diwali

Question: On the flag for this holiday, red represents blood shed through struggles and slavery.
Answer: Kwanzaa

Other Details

Question: Swahili is the language used for many of the principles of this holiday.
Answer: Kwanzaa

Question: To celebrate this holiday, followers will buy utensils to show how they have been blessed with wealth in the previous year.
Answer: Diwali

Question: This holiday's name means "harvest" and uses crops as part of daily ceremonies; juice or wine can also represent crops.
Answer: Kwanzaa

Question: This holiday adopted eggs as a tradition by painting them red.
Answer: Christian Easter

Question: Prayer and fasting with this holiday can help assure followers they will one day go to Heaven when there is a Last Judgment, a one-time event someday in the future.  
Answer: Ramadan