Winter Celebrations

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Across
  1. 2. Nine-branched candelabrum lit during Hanukkah
  2. 4. night Celebration of the longest night of the year in Iran
  3. 5. Traditional ‘Bear Dance’ that takes place in Romania
  4. 8. Marks the beginning of lengthening days and shortening nights
  5. 11. Lwyd Welsh folk tradition involving a horse skull mounted on a pole
  6. 12. German baked cookies traditionally made and given at Christmas
  7. 15. Unique figure depicted in nativity scenes in Catalonia
  8. 16. Muslim holiday honouring Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son
  9. 19. Saint Nicholas’s evil counterpart, punishes naughty children
  10. 20. Ritual held by the Zuni and Hopi on the shortest day of the year
Down
  1. 1. Glutinous rice balls eaten during the Chinese festival Dongzhi
  2. 3. Christian symbolic item made up of an orange, red tape and sweets
  3. 6. Spanish phrase meaning “Happy Christmas”
  4. 7. Slavic fictional character similar to Father Christmas
  5. 9. Christmas celebration in Sweden, a festival of lights
  6. 10. Also known as Three Kings’ Day, falls at the end of the twelve days of Christmas
  7. 13. Celebration held in the USA to honour African heritage in African-American culture
  8. 14. Pagan winter celebration sharing its name with a popular holiday dessert
  9. 17. Tibetan Buddhist celebration of new year
  10. 18. The act of worship performed during the modern Hindu festival Pancha Ganapati