Gingerbread House Day

Today is Gingerbread House Day, a December 12 holiday. Gingerbread cookies are a Christmas tradition. Can you imagine the Christmas season without gingerbread men!? The same holds true with these houses, which are made from the tasty cookies. Our Gingerbread trivia allows you to display your in-depth knowledge of these fun-to-build-and-eat houses.

Ginger has been popular for flavoring foods and drinks since ancient times, all over the world. In 992 A.D., Armenian monk Gregory of Nicopolis brought gingerbread, his favorite food, to Europe. He taught local Christian bakers how to make it. There are also some records suggesting that Christian crusaders brought gingerbread back with them after the crusades.

For the Record: Guinness World record for the largest gingerbread house is a massive 60 feet long by 42 feet wide and 10 feet tall. It was created by Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas in 2013.