Alison's Christmas Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. Folklore figure who accompanies Saint Nicholas to punish naughty children
  2. 6. Country where children leave shoes out for gifts instead of stockings
  3. 8. European alpine region linked to early christmas folklore
  4. 10. Name used for the Christmas season before "Christmas" became common
  5. 14. Plant hung at christmas that comes from ancient fertility rituals
  6. 15. Early christmas cards often featured this winter flower
  7. 18. Decorative christmas figure representing the nativity
  8. 19. Country that popularised christmas tree tradition
  9. 21. Country where Silent Night was first performed
  10. 22. Traditional Christmas drink made with milk, eggs, spices
Down
  1. 1. Traditional christmas bread eaten across much of Europe
  2. 2. Colour most associated with Santa before red became dominant
  3. 3. Old english word meaning "to drink deeply" tied to christmas celebrations
  4. 5. Roman winter festival that influenced many Christmas traditions
  5. 7. Traditional english christmas greenery often mistaken for holly
  6. 9. Liturgical season that leads up to christmas day
  7. 11. Christmas celebration lasting twelve days, ending on January 6
  8. 12. Traditional medieval christmas feast animal
  9. 13. Winter plant whose berries were once used in pagan rituals
  10. 16. Holiday season beginning four sundays before christmas
  11. 17. Traditional christmas dessert made by setting it on fire
  12. 20. Gift-bringers original European home before travelling worldwide