Happiest Holidays to All!

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  1. 1. This green plant inspires people to kiss each other if they happen to stand underneath it
  2. 5. Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of this holy city
  3. 6. An ancient Roman winter solstice festival in honor of the deity Saturn
  4. 9. Chalica is a holiday celebrated in December by some _____ Universalists.
  5. 10. This former president, first name Jimmy, was the first to recognize Hannukah at the White House
  6. 11. Decking the halls with boughs of holly was originally a practice of the _____ religion
  7. 13. International _____ Day centers on warriors of the Iga Province of Japan during the Sengoku period
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  1. 2. What country did Saint Nicholas originally come from?
  2. 3. This Humanist holiday is named "_____ Light" and it originated by the New Jersey Humanist Network in celebration of the Humanists' vision of a good future
  3. 4. Last name of the comic actor who composed "The Chanukah Song"
  4. 6. Last name of the pop singer who grew up on a Christmas tree farm, and even wrote a song about it
  5. 7. This Christmas tree decoration was originally made of silver
  6. 8. The name for the Jewish religion
  7. 10. The shammash is what Jewish people call the ____ that lights the other ones on a menorah
  8. 12. A menorah holds this number of candles by the end