The Craswall Christmas Quiz Answers

CRASWALL CHRISTMAS QUIZ 2020 ANSWERS

1. It was the day after Christmas when the servants received their Christmas ''box'', in some cases made up of leftovers from the previous day's Christmas feast.
2. Mistletoe
3. Nadolig Llawen
4. 7^th of January
5. Four
6. The 12 days begin on Christmas day and run through to Epiphany, the date we celebrate the visit of the Magi to Jesus and Mary,  the 6^th of January
7. Bing Crosby's ''White Christmas''
8. on the feast of Stephen, the 26^th of December
9. Crown, a carol collected by English folklorist Cecil Sharp
10. The Grinch green
11. Germany and Queen Victoria
12. False
13. False
14. gold, frankincense and myrrh
15. The shepherds
16. an angel appeared to them saying ''do not be afraid I bring you good news'' accompanied by a great company of the heavenly host singing the praises of God.
17. Bethlehem
18. Egypt
19. In popular telling of the nativity story Mary travels on a donkey to Bethlehem and after Jesus' birth on to safety in Egypt but it's not actually mentioned in the stories in Matthew and Luke
20. Matthew and Luke