Holiday Crossword

3. "Santa Claus" comes from a ___ abbreviation of the same name
6. Where the first eggnog was made and consumed
8. A holiday celebrating the Roman god of agriculture.
10. The most famous reindeer of all
13. store A famous holiday story was written as a poem to lure people into a department store
15. ___ customs fell out of popularity after the American Revolution
16. ____ orginated with a monk in Turkey

1. The group that canceled Christmas because it was too decadent
2. Christmas wasn't declared a ___ holiday until 1870.
4. A holiday celebrated on the Winter Solstice in Scandanavia.
5. A type of text that gives the facts, not an opinion
7. Supports the point/topic of the text
9. Pope Julius I chose December 25 for celebrations to absorb pagan traditions into Christianity
11. Addresses and answers the prompt
12. Because of ___ people stayed inside
14. English separatists that didn't celebrate Christmas in the early America settlement