Happy new year from chewata awaqi

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Across
  1. 1. Azmari songs and instruments played for New Year
  2. 3. Special time of rest, joy, and celebration
  3. 4. Many attend to pray and give thanks
  4. 8. Large bonfire lit during Meskel celebration
  5. 10. Symbol of new beginnings and brighter days
  6. 11. Animal often bought for the holiday feast
  7. 12. Traditional Ethiopian flatbread eaten during the holiday
  8. 14. Ethiopian New Year celebration
  9. 15. Eskista, traditional shoulder dance performed at celebrations
  10. 17. Presents exchanged during the holiday
  11. 18. Relatives who come together for New Year
  12. 20. Yellow Meskel flower that blooms in Meskerem
Down
  1. 2. They go door to door singing New Year songs
  2. 5. New traditional white outfits worn on New Year
  3. 6. Coffee ceremony enjoyed during the holiday
  4. 7. First month of the Ethiopian calendar
  5. 9. Capital city where big celebrations happen
  6. 13. Big meal with meat, injera, and wot
  7. 16. Ethiopia’s famous drink, shared during gatherings
  8. 19. Spirit of starting fresh in the New Year