Holidays and Festivals - Advanced
Across
- 5. according to the usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances
- 7. a large open-air fire used as part of a celebration
- 8. adjective:making or intended to make a profit. You might hear this word combined with: holiday, organisation, enterprise or success.
- 11. the time of year where the day is the longest or shortest, set during the summer and winter months
- 13. the act of drinking to excess
- 14. a bright and sparkly Christmas decoration, often used on Christmas Trees
- 16. an alter of worship
- 18. a ceremony
- 20. a day where there is an official day off for working people like: Christmas, Easter and May Day
Down
- 1. a ring or arrangement of flowers, leaves and stems, often used as decoration at Christmas time
- 2. recall, remember and show respect for (someone or something)
- 3. the practice of observing and following small rituals as set by magical and intangible rules
- 4. a group of people that believe and worship the nature rather than one of the 7 world religions, often related to sun worship
- 6. the process or period of gathering in crops
- 9. a contribution or donation
- 10. noun:the celebration of something in a joyful and exuberant way
- 12. the occasion of a person's birth, most usually Jesus
- 15. denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis
- 17. a phrasal verb that denotes the wearing of costumes
- 19. the act of eating in excess as an act of celebration