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1.  What is the name of the man who accompanies Saint Nicolas in Belgium?

http://wfs.vub.ac.be/cis/festivals/Belgium/belesea.htm#nicolas

2.  What, in Sweden, is "the Christmas goat"?

http://www.swedenemb.org/xmas.html

3.  When do Russian Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas?

http://www.unc.edu/depts/slavic/funds/brochure2.html

4.   "Mugga" used to be eaten in northern England on Christmas Eve. What was it?

http://people.delphi.com/mariachristm/gbx.html

5.  In Bethlehem, what marks the site of the birth of Jesus?

http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/bethlehem.html

6.  What, in Mexico, is a "posada"?

http://www.mexonline.com/xmas.htm

7.  What food is eaten during the Ethiopian Christmas?

http://www.santas.net/ethiopianchristmas.htm

8.  How is "Merry Christmas" said in Spanish?

http://www.santas.net/howmerrychristmasissaid.htm

9.  Who brings Polish children presents at Christmas?

http://www.californiamall.com/holidaytraditions/traditions-poland.htm

10. Who are "The Jólasveinar"? Name some of them.

http://www.simnet.is/gardarj/yule5.htm