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