Across
- 2. number of days for Diwali
- 3. Hanukkah and Diwali are both festivals of___
- 6. pagan holiday from which many Christmas traditions originate
- 10. story commonly told during Diwali
- 13. liquid used for lamps in Jewish & Hindu festivals of light
- 16. Kwanzaa is traditionally celebrated by ___-Americans
- 17. Catholic saint known for leaving gifts
- 20. Earthen lamps symbolize good over evil during Diwali
- 24. Money given during Hanukkah, often made of chocolate
- 25. Potato pancake eaten during Hanukkah
- 26. Holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan
- 27. Type of tree used for Christmas decor
- 28. three or four weeks leading up to Christmas
- 29. number of nights for Hanukkah
- 30. Colorful explosions used to celebrate many holidays
- 32. Principle of Kwanzaa meaning Purpose
- 34. Kwanzaa is a celebration of ___, relating to ancestry
- 35. Arabic term to describe fasting
- 37. Swahili word for "gift"
- 39. reindeer unlike the others
- 41. holy book revealed to the prophet during Ramadan
- 42. Rama is the human incarnation of ___
- 43. “A great miracle happened there”, spinning top
Down
- 1. Principle of Kwanzaa meaning Self Determination
- 4. eaten for good luck on Chinese New Year, rice cake
- 5. expensive resin used for healing, given to baby Jesus
- 7. baubles used to decorate Christmas trees
- 8. Principle of Kwanzaa meaning Unity
- 9. Chinese Zodiac animal 2023
- 11. first night of Ramadan is marked by a ___ moon
- 12. Jewish patriots who lead a religious revolt
- 14. Red envelope gifts during Chinese New Year
- 15. ninth month of Hebrew calendar
- 18. number of days and principles of Kwanzaa
- 19. Chinese New Year tradition to rid the home of last year’s bad luck
- 21. Palestinian town in which Jesus was born
- 22. Hanukkah song about spinning top
- 23. mythical creature seen in Chinese New Year parade
- 30. people you are close to & spend time with during holidays
- 31. Kwanzaa candelabra
- 33. Hanukkah candelabra
- 36. unlucky number in Chinese rhymes with the word for "death"
- 38. Principle of Kwanzaa meaning Faith
- 40. If eaten on Chinese New Year, this food is said to bring poverty