Holidays and Festivals Around the World
Across
- 1. also known as "Buddha Day" and celebrated by Buddhists honoring Guatama Buddha
- 4. The "festival of colors" in Hinduism signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring
- 5. christian holiday celebrated around the world on Dec. 25
- 7. the Jewish New Year festival
- 10. celebration held in the US and in other nations honoring African heritage in African-American culture
- 12. celebrated at the end of Ramadan for Muslims(a month of fasting during daylight hours)
- 13. the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which strict fasting is observed
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- 2. a spring holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead
- 3. Chinese festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year
- 6. the Hindu festival of lights
- 8. Jewish holiday in Winter commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem
- 9. also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism
- 11. holiday celebrated on the day after Christmas Day. It originated in the United Kingdom