IAMB roundtable

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Across
  1. 2. ACI appointments are for this many years and then they can get two one year extensions.
  2. 5. This bishop was a Greek saint who protected children and is celebrated across Europe on Dec 6th
  3. 7. This Bahamas festival is celebrated on Dec 26th and Jan 1st
  4. 8. In Sweden, Santa rides this instead of a sleigh
  5. 11. celebrating Lunar New Year, this country's Pingxi Lantern Festival has people putting wishes on flying lanterns.
  6. 12. This solstice is an ancient tradition dating back to the stone age and celebrates the shortest day of the year
  7. 13. This British food tradition dates back to the Middle Ages and started more like a stew
Down
  1. 1. This annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1st culminating in a communal feast
  2. 2. This PI is our newest NIH Distinguished Investigator
  3. 3. Japan's winter solstice is known as this
  4. 4. This is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev
  5. 6. Hogmanay is celebrated on New Year's Eve in this country and has drummers and bagpipers
  6. 9. This day is celebrated on Jan 6th in much of the Spanish Speaking world
  7. 10. She is the new NIH director
  8. 14. Five day festival of lights that's observed in fall