Winter around the world

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  1. 5. the Chinese festival for the Winter Solstice.
  2. 6. Night of the ___________ or Noche de Rábanos, In Oaxaca, Mexico, the festival that involves carving vegetables.
  3. 8. On December 21st, the shortest day of the year
  4. 13. In Romania, carolers dress in bear costumes and dance on this holiday
  5. 15. Often celebrated in the United States and Canada, people will jump into cold water in the winter during this event.
  6. 16. an Ancient Roman winter solstice festival held in honor of Saturnus, the Roman god of agriculture and harvest
  7. 17. During this holiday, a menorah is lit for 8 days.
  8. 18. a German legend that goes around and scares children who have misbehaved
  9. 19. celebrated in Puerto Rico and involves waking up your friends late at night with a song
  10. 20. the winter solstice ceremony of the Zuni and Hopi people
  11. 21. the Hindu festival of lights
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  1. 1. In Norway, it is a tradition for people to hide their __________ on Christmas Eve.
  2. 2. celebrated on December 25th, this holiday involves giving gifts to family
  3. 3. on Christmas, Czech women throw this object to determine if they will get married that year.
  4. 4. this is celebrated on December 26th and often used as a day to give to the poor.
  5. 7. On this day in Sweden, girls wear long white dresses and wreaths with candles on their heads
  6. 9. a Japanese traditional celebration on the last day of the year.
  7. 10. this holiday means “First Fruits,” and is based on ancient African harvest festivals
  8. 11. This is a celebration of the Winter Solstice in Iran
  9. 12. This is another name for Three Kings Day
  10. 14. In Ecuador, families dress a figure made of ________ in old clothes and then burn it on New Years.
  11. 19. in some parts of the United States, it's a tradition to hide this food in a Christmas Tree