HOLIDAYS

1. A traditional celebrations held in June to mark the start of the Brazilian winter.
4. A Buddhist celebration commemorating the day the historical Buddha attained enlightenment.
8. One of the most important and grand celebrations held mostly in India.
9. The day or evening before Christmas Day, December 24th.
10. Enjoying the harvest and other year's blessings.
12. A Christian holiday celebrating the belief in Jesus Christ's resurrection.
13. a Slavic feast observed just before the Great Lent in March.
14. A celebration in which people believe that wearing green makes them lucky.
15. A celebration in which children dress up in costumes and visit people's houses to ask for sweets.

2. The time or day at which a new calendar year begins.
3. A Jewish celebration that celebrates and confirms Judaism's beliefs.
5. A holiday in which families invite the souls of their dead relatives back for a brief reunion.
6. A holiday in which couples express their love and loneliness.
7. a traditional Chinese event during which most people go to wash tombs and remember their ancestors.
11. A month of fasting, meditation, and prayer.