Across
- 4. Folklore figure who accompanies Saint Nicholas to punish naughty children
- 6. Country where children leave shoes out for gifts instead of stockings
- 8. European alpine region linked to early christmas folklore
- 10. Name used for the Christmas season before "Christmas" became common
- 14. Plant hung at christmas that comes from ancient fertility rituals
- 15. Early christmas cards often featured this winter flower
- 18. Decorative christmas figure representing the nativity
- 19. Country that popularised christmas tree tradition
- 21. Country where Silent Night was first performed
- 22. Traditional Christmas drink made with milk, eggs, spices
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- 1. Traditional christmas bread eaten across much of Europe
- 2. Colour most associated with Santa before red became dominant
- 3. Old english word meaning "to drink deeply" tied to christmas celebrations
- 5. Roman winter festival that influenced many Christmas traditions
- 7. Traditional english christmas greenery often mistaken for holly
- 9. Liturgical season that leads up to christmas day
- 11. Christmas celebration lasting twelve days, ending on January 6
- 12. Traditional medieval christmas feast animal
- 13. Winter plant whose berries were once used in pagan rituals
- 16. Holiday season beginning four sundays before christmas
- 17. Traditional christmas dessert made by setting it on fire
- 20. Gift-bringers original European home before travelling worldwide