Question

It’s not night, but according to a Livonian belief, during this time period, werewolves take on their wolf form after being called by a boy with a lame leg. During this time period, Greek monsters called kallikantzaroi (“kahl-ee-KAHNTS-ah-roy”) appear on the earth’s surface. At either the end of this time period or the beginning of the one after, “chalking the door” is often performed. An urban (-5[1])legend says that Catholics sang about this time period as a coded catechism during persecution. This time period, the traditional time for (*) wassailing, (-5[1])includes the Feast of the Holy Innocents and Saint Sylvester’s Day. This time period (-5[1])lasts until Epiphany, (10[1])which celebrates (10[1])the visit of the Magi. (-5[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])name this time period during which people receive (10[1])gifts such as five golden rings and a partridge in a pear tree. ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Twelve Days of Christmas [accept Christmastide or Twelve Days of Christmastide or Christide; accept Svyatki; prompt on Christmas or the Christmas season or Christmas time or Christmas Day or X-Mas; prompt on Twelfth Night or Epiphany Eve with “which larger season is it part of?”; prompt on winter; prompt on Yule or Yuletide; do not accept or prompt on “Christmas Eve” or “New Year’s (Day)” or “New Year’s (Eve)” or “Epiphany”; do not accept or prompt on “Solstice” or “Winter Solstice”]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Religion>
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Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%67%115.00
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%100%136.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y475%0%100%136.00
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y5100%0%80%124.20
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%50%118.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y367%0%33%96.50
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%50%122.50
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y888%0%63%125.14
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y2100%0%100%136.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Christopher SimsNorthwestern AIllinois A64-5
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame CNorthwestern B87-5
John MarvinChicago ANotre Dame A101-5
Charles HangWUSTLPurdue10410
William HoustonChicago BIndiana B10610
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame BIllinois C111-5
Joel MilesMinnesotaSIUE114-5
Danila KabotyanskiIndiana AIllinois B12210
Jiping FangIllinois CNotre Dame B13610
Alex DelVecchioNotre Dame AChicago A13610
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BNotre Dame C13610
Ryan HappelSIUEMinnesota13610