February Holidays & Unique Days

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Across
  1. 2. a day to embrace one special trait that makes us human: our love of our pets
  2. 6. a celebration marked by good food, red envelopes, and blessings for everyone
  3. 10. a day where America’s love affair with football springs into full bloom
  4. 12. kids can “buy” the usually forbidden privilege of chewing gum in class if they make a donation of 50 cents
Down
  1. 1. This religious celebration commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from the cruel Haman’s plot to rid them from the world
  2. 3. a day to shower our significant others with love and tokens of our affection
  3. 4. an important day to raise awareness about prevention, detection, and treatment of the illness
  4. 5. a day when we ask are we in for six more weeks of winter
  5. 7. this cheesy disc went from a niche cultural meal to the star of the show anywhere it turns up!
  6. 8. the Wednesday six weeks before Easter Sunday is a Christian holy day of fasting, sacrifice, and prayer
  7. 9. a state holiday in Malaysia
  8. 11. popularly recognized as honouring George Washington and Abraham Lincoln