Across
- 1. Azmari songs and instruments played for New Year
- 3. Special time of rest, joy, and celebration
- 4. Many attend to pray and give thanks
- 8. Large bonfire lit during Meskel celebration
- 10. Symbol of new beginnings and brighter days
- 11. Animal often bought for the holiday feast
- 12. Traditional Ethiopian flatbread eaten during the holiday
- 14. Ethiopian New Year celebration
- 15. Eskista, traditional shoulder dance performed at celebrations
- 17. Presents exchanged during the holiday
- 18. Relatives who come together for New Year
- 20. Yellow Meskel flower that blooms in Meskerem
Down
- 2. They go door to door singing New Year songs
- 5. New traditional white outfits worn on New Year
- 6. Coffee ceremony enjoyed during the holiday
- 7. First month of the Ethiopian calendar
- 9. Capital city where big celebrations happen
- 13. Big meal with meat, injera, and wot
- 16. Ethiopia’s famous drink, shared during gatherings
- 19. Spirit of starting fresh in the New Year