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2. People make these at the beginning of the year for self-improvement.
3. Tradition in Spain involves eating these at midnight.
8. Valencian celebration featuring elaborate sculptures and fireworks.\
10. Spanish term for a birthday celebration.
11. In Ecuador, a life-size figure is burned, known as "The Widow."
12. Holy Week leading up to Easter in Spain and Latin America.
14. Commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla.
15. Celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday in Hispanic culture.
17. Festive season with colorful parades and celebrations.
18. Spanish celebration on January 6, commemorates the arrival of the three wise men.
19. This New Year's tradition involves the striking of these.
21. New Year celebration.
22. Commemorates Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.
23. In Ecuador, effigies are burned to bid farewell to this.
24. Celebration of independence in Spanish-speaking countries.
25. Celebration related to the historical figure Simón Bolívar.

1. Festival in Spain where people throw tomatoes at each other.
4. Spanish celebration of love and friendship.
5. Christmas celebration in Spanish-speaking countries.
6. In Spanish, these brighten the sky during celebrations.
7. The Spanish term for New Year's Eve.
9. The Spanish term for New Year's Day.
13. Mexican celebration honoring deceased loved ones.
16. Traditional celebration in the city of Málaga.
20. This tradition involves burning effigies in some Spanish-speaking countries.