Hungry Holidays

Worldwide, people celebrate many different winter holidays. Often, that means eating delicious food.

Jennifer Berg studies food and culture at New York University. She grew up eating latkes. These are fried potato pancakes. People eat them for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

Berg says that food can help unite people from different backgrounds.

“You may not understand a different language,” she says. “But you can understand another food.”

Read on to learn about more holiday traditions!

Worldwide, people celebrate many different winter holidays. Often, that means eating delicious food.

Jennifer Berg studies food and culture at New York University. She grew up eating latkes. These are fried potato pancakes. People eat them for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

Berg says that food can help unite people from different backgrounds.

“You may not understand a different language,” she says. “But you can understand another food.”

Read on to learn about more holiday traditions!

January 6 is Three Kings Day. It’s part of the Christmas season for Catholics. In Mexico, people celebrate by eating a sweet bread. It’s called rosca de reyes. This means “wreath of kings.” The bread is baked in an oval shape. A small figurine is hidden somewhere inside. Whoever finds the figurine is “king” for the day!

On January 14, Hindus celebrate the end of winter. The holiday is called Makar Sankranti. To sweeten the occasion, people in India and Nepal eat a variety of delicious desserts. One popular treat is called burfi. These are sweet, chewy bars. Often, they are made of condensed milk, nuts, and flour.

On January 14, Hindus celebrate the end of winter. The holiday is called Makar Sankranti. Many people in India and Nepal celebrate. They eat many delicious desserts. One popular treat is called burfi. These are sweet, chewy bars. They are made of condensed milk, nuts, and flour.

About one fourth of the world’s population will celebrate the new year on February 5! That’s when the year starts according to a calendar based on the moon. This is called the Lunar New Year. In China, people celebrate this holiday by eating dumplings at midnight. Find a coin hidden inside your dumpling? That means good fortune for next year!

There is another New Year’s holiday. It will start on February 5. It’s called Lunar New Year. It begins according to a calendar based on the moon. About one-fourth of the world’s population celebrates. Many people celebrate in China. They eat dumplings at midnight. Some might find a coin hidden inside a dumpling. That means good fortune for next year!

The bread often has candied fruit peels on top. Say there are 12 fruit peels spaced evenly on a cake. The cake is cut into 4 equal pieces. On a separate piece of paper, draw a number bond to show how many fruit peels are on each slice.

Rewrite your number bond as a division sentence.

A recipe for burfi makes 28 bars. You want to share the bars among 7 people. How many pieces does each person get? Show your answer with a division sentence.