Winter Crossword
Across
- 3. A Jewish holiday that begins on Kislev 25
- 4. A type of holly that exists in Eastern North America
- 5. A plant that is able to withstand and has adapted to cold temperatures and Arctic environments
- 6. A device that tells the temperature
- 8. A description of extreme cold
- 11. A section of the year
- 12. A word relating to regions around the North pole
- 13. A permanently frozen layer of soil on or under Earth's surface that constantly exists in many parts of Russia
- 14. A type of calendar that was created with 365 days that always addressed leap years every 4 years and was made by Julius Cesear
Down
- 1. A event occuring on the 21st of December marking the beginning of winter, and holds signifigance to Greek mythology
- 2. An African-American and Pan-African holiday created in 1966
- 3. A significant and potentially dangerous drop in body temperature.
- 7. A condition certain animals go into during winter that renders them unconscious to preserve food
- 9. A half of the world: Northern, Southern, Western, or Eastern
- 10. A word coming from a verb in Sanskrit and Poli that means "to awaken" or "awakened"