Christmas Traditions from the Pagans

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Across
  1. 3. Santa's evil helper
  2. 6. Legend says they kneel on Christmas Eve
  3. 7. Traditional dessert of holiday
  4. 12. Grandma got run over
  5. 13. Norse god killed by a mistletoe arrow
  6. 15. Goddess who loved a guy named Attis
  7. 17. Saint who helped three sisters out
  8. 19. Hates Christmas, the whole Christmas Season
  9. 21. Could be in charge for a change on Saturnalia
  10. 22. Culture that started Yule Feast
  11. 23. Number of dates for Jesus's birthday before 12/25
  12. 24. Converted to Christianity by St. Augustine
Down
  1. 1. Month historians think was when Jesus was born
  2. 2. Feliz __!
  3. 4. Tool used by Saturnalia
  4. 5. Dreaming of a ___ Christmas?
  5. 8. Early pagan people of old England
  6. 9. The tiny boy with a crutch
  7. 10. Color of Father Christmas's robes
  8. 11. Parasitic plant prompts kissing
  9. 13. One of 2 pre-Christian winter festivals
  10. 14. Pope who picked December 25
  11. 16. ___Brown had a tiny tree
  12. 18. Prickly plant that brings bad luck
  13. 20. Comes to those who throw out the tree