Thanksgiving

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Across
  1. 1. A large farm.
  2. 5. Cultural practices of a people.
  3. 7. Sincere or wholehearted—often used in holiday speeches.
  4. 8. Something handed down in a will.
  5. 13. Excess supply.
  6. 14. Religious journey.
  7. 15. Seasonal migration of birds.
  8. 19. Word meaning “abundant” or “plentiful.”
  9. 20. Tart red berry central to holiday dishes.
  10. 22. Sweet baked dessert usually topped with crust.
  11. 23. Vessel used for long ocean journeys.
  12. 24. The season associated with Thanksgiving.
  13. 25. A steep descent—metaphorically used in literature.
  14. 26. A proposed course of action.
  15. 27. Religious figures honored for their piety.
  16. 30. Direction the Mayflower traveled from Europe.
  17. 32. To give generously.
  18. 35. To gather around a table.
  19. 36. A long narrative poem.
  20. 37. Public procession often shown on television.
  21. 38. A gathering of people for a shared purpose.
  22. 41. Word meaning “calm” or “peaceful.”
  23. 42. What a culture passes down through generations.
  24. 43. To prepare food by boiling it slowly.
  25. 45. People native to the Americas involved in the early feast.
  26. 47. People living in a defined region under one government.
  27. 48. Family members.
  28. 49. Group of ships traveling together.
  29. 50. A ceremonial public meal.
  30. 52. Food prepared from ground corn.
  31. 55. Gathered crops.
  32. 58. Where early settlers obtained supplies and negotiated agreements.
  33. 60. Month of Thanksgiving.
Down
  1. 2. Sloped land.
  2. 3. A tool used to harvest crops.
  3. 4. Early American settlement.
  4. 6. To loosen or release.
  5. 9. A written record of historical events.
  6. 10. A celebratory break from work.
  7. 11. Rough outdoor shelters.
  8. 12. Ritualized event marking a special occasion.
  9. 13. Journeyed by ship.
  10. 15. Tree known for its sap, often used in fall dishes.
  11. 16. The act of arriving—such as the Pilgrims' event at Plymouth.
  12. 17. A voyage across the sea.
  13. 18. Appreciation or thankfulness.
  14. 21. Flavorful leaf traditionally used in stuffing.
  15. 22. English settlers who held the first Thanksgiving.
  16. 27. A place to buy provisions.
  17. 28. A long-established practice.
  18. 29. Joined together as one.
  19. 31. Cultural inheritance.
  20. 33. Large U.S. holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
  21. 34. To symbolize or stand for.
  22. 39. Large celebratory meal.
  23. 40. Foods remaining after a meal and kept cold.
  24. 44. o confer favor, often used in seasonal well-wishes.
  25. 46. A formal agreement—many existed between colonists and tribes.
  26. 51. A person who travels for discovery.
  27. 53. Cooked in an oven until browned.
  28. 54. Sweet orange vegetable.
  29. 56. Corn in its Indigenous form.
  30. 57. A person whose job is to cook professionally.
  31. 59. A carved object—often wooden.