Winter Celebrations

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  1. 1. fruits What Kwanzaa means in Swahili
  2. 6. Traditional deep-fried donuts of Hanukkah
  3. 9. King of the Greek gods
  4. 10. A week of festivities honoring African American culture and heritage
  5. 11. Country of origin for Hanukkah
  6. 12. Number of candles a menorah holds
  7. 15. Means "let's pull together" in Swahili
  8. 16. Another name for coins that players of dreidel can win
  9. 17. The type of gods that King Antiochus wanted Jews to worship
  10. 20. This movement throughout the 1950s and '60s sought to end the practice of treating Black people unfairly because of their race
  11. 23. Number of days the oil burned in the Jewish temple
  12. 24. Spinning top game
  13. 26. A traditional woven mat used during Kwanzaa
  14. 27. Potato pancakes
  15. 28. The large Kwanzaa feast held on December 31st
  16. 30. One of Judaism's holy texts
  17. 31. This holds the seven candle of Kwanzaa
  18. 32. Color of the Kwanzaa candles that stand for the future
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  1. 2. The candle that is used to light the other candles on a menorah
  2. 3. Creator of Kwanzaa
  3. 4. Name for the six days of protests and rioting in Los Angeles, California in 1965
  4. 5. The unity cup used during Kwanzaa
  5. 7. An important place of worship for Jews
  6. 8. This Act of 1965, along with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ensured more equal rights for African Americans
  7. 13. Religion that King Antiochus made against the law to practice
  8. 14. The candleholder used during Hanukkah
  9. 18. The Jewish festival of lights
  10. 19. The ninth month of the Hebrew calendar
  11. 21. The number of principles honored during Kwanzaa
  12. 22. Hanukkah begins on a different date each year because the Jewish calendar follows this cycle
  13. 25. The famous speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr
  14. 29. They defeated King Antiochus and his troops