Holiday Spelling Words
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. holiday
A. Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays
2. generous
B. Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white
3. mistletoe
C. The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
4. presents
D. A politically organized body of people under a single government (plural)
5. Christmas
E. A member of a ___ order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
6. nativity
F. Special day of celebration or time off
7. decorate
G. An inherited pattern of thought or action (plural)
8. evergreen
H. To make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc
9. Hanukkah
I. Willing to give and share unstintingly
10. latkes
J. Holiday celebrated on December 25
11. Kwanza
K. The theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father
12. religious
L. Something used to beautify (plural)
13. celebration
M. Made of grated potato and egg with a little flour (plural)
14. incense
N. A plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
15. ceremony
O. An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
16. ornaments
P. A substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
17. countries
Q. A formal event performed on a special occasion
18. traditions
R. A festival featuring African-American culture