FOLKLORIC FESTIVITIES

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Across
  1. 2. Major Asian festival celebrating the new year
  2. 3. Festival with parades held in New Orleans
  3. 5. Mexican cultural festival featuring folk dances and music
  4. 6. Christian holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus
  5. 10. Spanish festival where people throw tomatoes
  6. 11. Famous festival with parades and costumes
  7. 16. Traditional dance performed during cultural festivals
  8. 21. Folk dance around a pole with ribbons, celebrated in May
  9. 22. Festival in China with boat races
  10. 23. Hindu festival of lights celebrated in India
  11. 24. Festival celebrating Norse heritage and traditions
  12. 25. Pagan winter festival that influenced Christmas traditions
Down
  1. 1. Incan festival of the sun celebrated in Peru
  2. 4. Colombian city famous for its colorful Carnival and its tradition recognized by UNESCO
  3. 7. Dance style associated with Brazilian Carnival
  4. 8. City in Brazil known for its huge Carnival
  5. 9. Mexican celebration honoring deceased loved ones
  6. 12. Party or festival where people wear masks
  7. 13. Folklore figure who punishes naughty children in European Christmas traditions
  8. 14. Irish celebration with green parades
  9. 15. Beer festival held annually in Munich, Germany
  10. 17. African-American cultural celebration of heritage
  11. 18. Festival in the Nevada desert celebrating art and self-expression
  12. 19. Indian festival of colors where people throw powders
  13. 20. French national holiday commemorating the revolution