Vocabulary list 5

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Across
  1. 5. tropical American plant having scarlet petals/leaves that is used as a Christmas decoration
  2. 8. evergreen plant with yellowish flowers and white berries that is used as a Christmas decoration
  3. 9. Sankranti Hindu sun festival celebrated in India in January
  4. 10. Day the day after Christmas, a public holiday in the United Kingdom
  5. 12. Kings' Day Also known as Epiphany; celebrated as the day the three wise men first saw baby Jesus and brought him gifts
  6. 13. Year's Day January 1st; celebrated worldwide as a time of renewal
  7. 14. An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
  8. 16. New Year Asian celebration of a new moon and a new year
Down
  1. 1. Diso observance of the death of the prophet Zoroaster in December originated in Iran
  2. 2. Spinning top used in a game associated with the holiday of Hanukkah.
  3. 3. a Scandinavian celebration of the rebirth of the sun; also known as winter solstice
  4. 4. A candle holder for seven candles, used in celebrating the festival of Kwanzaa
  5. 6. A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ
  6. 7. a candle holder with nine branches; used during Hanukkah
  7. 11. Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas celebrated on January 7th
  8. 15. celebration of African American culture and community in December