Across
- 1. Extra day added to this shortest month every four years
- 4. Celebration of indulgence, leading to Lent in Christian cultures
- 5. Powerful creature symbolizing luck, often in February festivals
- 7. Festive season with masks, parades, and feasting in Brazil
- 10. Illuminated symbol marking February’s Lunar New Year
- 12. Traditional Japanese calligraphy featured in February festivals
- 13. Traditional Korean attire, often worn during Seollal celebrations
- 14. Symbol of affection, central to a February holiday
- 16. Year marked by the moon, celebrated in East Asian traditions
- 19. Theme of random acts, often encouraged in February
- 20. Fishes swimming into late February’s astrological chart
- 21. Sweet indulgence, sometimes shaped like hearts
- 23. Leaders honored on a February federal holiday
- 24. Shrove Tuesday dish, symbolizing preparation for Lent
- 26. February’s focus, often expressed in heartfelt gestures
Down
- 2. Festive procession, key to Mardi Gras celebrations
- 3. Furry forecaster of winter’s end or continuation
- 4. Fruit symbolizing prosperity, exchanged during Lunar New Year
- 6. Sign of the Water Bearer, dominant in early February
- 7. Mythical figure, said to spark romance with arrows
- 8. Vibrant hue, tied to passion and February’s key day
- 9. Purple gemstone, tied to February-born individuals
- 10. Tokens hung on bridges during Valentine’s celebrations in Europe
- 11. Gentle precipitation, typical of February weather
- 15. Season where February firmly resides
- 17. Winter blanket, still common in February’s chill
- 18. Emotion celebrated globally on February 14
- 21. Treats, often wrapped in red, gifted mid-February
- 22. Vietnamese New Year celebration, marking the arrival of spring
- 25. Delicate bloom, often red, exchanged this month