Vocab Unit 11: Happy Holidays!

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Across
  1. 4. Hawaiian for Merry Christmas
  2. 7. Spanish for Merry Christmas
  3. 9. also called the Epiphany; occurs at the end of the 12 days of Christmas; celebrated in Spain; when the three wisemen saw baby Jesus and brought him gifts
  4. 14. December 25th; in Christian religion the birth of Jesus Christ
  5. 15. The red nosed reindeer, had a shiny nose
Down
  1. 1. a four-sided top used by children during Hanukkah
  2. 2. January 1st of each new year. Celebrated all over the world the night prior
  3. 3. December 21st; the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere; the death and rebirth of the sun
  4. 5. candles are lit on a menorah for 8 days starting on December 18th celebrating the number of days that the Temple lantern blazed.
  5. 6. St. Nick; married to Mrs. Claus; lives at the North Pole
  6. 8. a red flower Christmas plant from Mexico; dangerous to cats
  7. 10. a week-long celebration of African culture from December 26-January 1st.
  8. 11. where Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, elves, and his reindeer live
  9. 12. came to life using a discarded magician’s hat.
  10. 13. originally created by Dr. Seuss, a green fuzzy creature who dislikes Christmas