Holiday Match

Draw a line to from the holiday vocabulary word to the definition that best describes it.

1. Mistletoe A potato pancake that is a traditional

Hanukkah treat.

2. Dreidel A glittering material with a metallic

appearance that is produced in strips, sheets
used for its decorative effect.

3. Wreath The middle candle of the menorah used to

light the other candles.

4. Latkes The time leading up to a date of importance.

5. Garland A type of shrubbery that people traditionally

hang over the doorway where people kiss
underneath.

6. Bethlehem One of the oldest symbols in the Jewish

faith, a seven-branched candelabrum that
holds the candles to be lit on each night of
Hanukkah.

7. Shamash A wreath or chain of green plants made to

be hung as decorations.

8. Tinsel A game played with a four-sided spinning

top with letters on each side.

9. Menorah A town in the Middle East believed to be

the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

10. Advent A circular band of flowers or foliage

twisted together and used as a symbol or
decoration.

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 Holiday Match Answer Key

1. Mistletoe A potato pancake that is a traditional

Hanukkah treat.

2. Dreidel A glittering material with a metallic

appearance that is produced in strips, sheets
used for its decorative effect.

3. Wreath The middle candle of the menorah used to

light the other candles.

4. Latkes The time leading up to a date of importance.

5. Garland A type of shrubbery that people traditionally

hang over the doorway where people kiss
underneath.

6. Bethlehem One of the oldest symbols in the Jewish

faith, a seven-branched candelabrum that
holds the candles to be lit on each night of
Hanukkah.

7. Shamash A wreath or chain of green plants made to

be hung as decorations.

8. Tinsel A game played with a four-sided spinning

top with letters on each side.

9. Menorah A town in the Middle East believed to be

the birthplace of Jesus Christ.

10. Advent A circular band of flowers or foliage

twisted together and used as a symbol or
decoration.

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© 2006 All Rights Reserved