Japanese Folklore

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Across
  1. 1. The skeletal creature formed from unburied ___ of famine victims.
  2. 6. A being that embodies winter, ice, and deadly beauty.
  3. 9. Traditional cultural or spiritual practice, sometimes used to show respect toward nature spirits.
  4. 11. Season associated with Yuki-onna’s deadly appearance.
  5. 13. White, icy precipitation associated with Yuki-onna.
Down
  1. 2. Supernatural beings or entities; central theme in all three stories.
  2. 3. Extreme shortage of food; the historical cause behind the Gashadokuro’s creation.
  3. 4. Food offering used to appease a Kappa.
  4. 5. What the Kappa must retain in the dish atop its head to stay powerful.
  5. 7. Another word for spirit, often used to describe supernatural beings in folklore.
  6. 8. Violent snowstorm associated with the Yuki-onna.
  7. 10. Natural feature where Kappa typically live.
  8. 12. Description of something empty or lacking substance; used to describe the Gashadokuro’s monstrous frame.