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Across
  1. 1. Place of pilgrimage where the Virgin Mary appeared to St Bernadette in a series of visions and it is claimed that miraculous healings have taken place.
  2. 4. Festival/celebration of the resurrection of Jesus; the Easter season ends with Pentecost (50 days after Easter Sunday) which remembers the coming of the Holy Spirit to earth following the ascension.
  3. 5. An important worship ceremony where an offering of light is made to the deity.
  4. 7. The sacrament through which people become members of the Church. It involves the use of water as a symbol of the washing away of sin.
  5. 8. Part of worship; touching or greeting the image of a deity (murti) showing respect, receiving a blessing in return.
Down
  1. 2. Preaching the gospel (the good news about God) to convert people to the Christian faith.
  2. 3. Liberation from the cycle of rebirth (samsara).
  3. 6. Holiest city for Hindus; focus of pilgrimage (to bathe in river, distribute ashes, etc).