HOLIDAYS

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Across
  1. 2. a rich fruit cake covered with white icing, eaten at Christmas
  2. 4. a small round fruit
  3. 5. the birth of a person
  4. 9. the coming (or second coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas
  5. 11. an imaginary being who brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as Santa Claus) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard
  6. 13. a cylinder of wax with a central wick (like string) which burns to produce light
  7. 14. 25 December, the birthday of Jesus Christ
  8. 15. a person who looks after sheep
  9. 16. a decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmas
  10. 18. the arrival of someone or something important
  11. 20. the birth of Jesus Christ
  12. 21. 31-Dec
  13. 22. the religion based on the teachings and person of Jesus Christ
  14. 24. a trough for food for horses or cattle (used by Mary as a cradle or bed for Jesus)
  15. 25. a gum used for incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
  16. 27. an object that adds beauty to something; a decoration
  17. 28. the wise men from the East who brought gifts for the baby Jesus
  18. 29. an evergreen plant with prickly dark green leaves and red berries
  19. 31. the holiday period for about a week before and after Christmas Day
  20. 35. something that adds beauty; ornament
  21. 37. a decorated paper tube that makes a sharp noise ("crack!") and releases a small toy when two people pull it apart
  22. 39. a bird like a large chicken, traditionally eaten at Christmas
  23. 40. a Christmas with snow on the ground
  24. 43. a play that people perform at Christmas based on the birth of Jesus
  25. 44. an imaginary being who brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as Father Christmas) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard (Santa Claus may be based in part on the historical figure of Saint Nicholas.)
  26. 46. a parasitic plant with white berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration
  27. 47. a religious song or popular hymn that people sing at Christmas
  28. 49. a yellow precious metal, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
  29. 50. water vapour from the sky that falls as white flakes and covers the ground
Down
  1. 1. an evergreen tree (often a spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments at Christmas
  2. 3. 1-Jan
  3. 6. the mother of Jesus
  4. 7. the name of Christ, the central figure of Christianity (believed by Christians to be the Son of God)
  5. 8. the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ
  6. 10. abbreviation or informal term for Christmas
  7. 12. a deer with large antlers found in some cold climates (believed to pull the sleigh for Santa Claus or Father Christmas)
  8. 13. the evening or day before Christmas Day (24 December)
  9. 17. the star that announced the birth of Jesus and guided the wise men to find Him
  10. 19. a thing given to somebody as a gift.
  11. 22. a gift or present given at Christmas
  12. 23. a partly enclosed space in a house where people light a fire for warmth
  13. 26. a traditional Christmas drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk
  14. 28. a gum used for perfume or incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
  15. 30. a bright point in the night sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sun
  16. 32. the start of a year; the period just before and after 1 January
  17. 33. the husband of Mary (the mother of Jesus)
  18. 34. the annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas Day is on 25 December)
  19. 36. a vertical pipe in a house that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace (Father Christmas traditionally enters a house through its chimney)
  20. 38. a greetings card that people send to friends and family at Christmas
  21. 41. a person who believes in Christianity; also an adjective
  22. 42. a spiritual being acting as a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings)
  23. 45. a sledge or light cart on runners pulled by horses or reindeer over snow and ice
  24. 48. the title of Jesus (also used as His name)