Across
- 2. – a large outdoor fire lit for celebration
- 4. – a small three-leaved plant, symbol of Ireland
- 8. – a small Irish fairy in folklore who guards pots of gold
- 10. – an outdoor meal where food is grilled over an open fire
- 11. or treat – children’s Halloween activity of asking for sweets door to door
- 12. – a model or dummy of a person burned on a bonfire
- 16. Americans – the original inhabitants of North America
- 17. – the Roman god of love, often shown with a bow and arrows
- 18. card – a greeting card expressing love on 14 February
- 19. – handheld sticks that produce bright sparks when lit
- 21. party – an event where people wear masks and special clothes
Down
- 1. – early English settlers who came to America on the Mayflower in 1620
- 3. – a carved pumpkin with a candle inside
- 5. – colourful explosions in the sky used to celebrate special events
- 6. sauce – a sweet red sauce eaten with turkey
- 7. parade – a public procession showing love for one’s country
- 9. – a festive public procession with music and costumes
- 13. raising – the act of lifting a national flag on a pole
- 14. house – a place believed to be visited by ghosts
- 15. of Independence – the document announcing the birth of the United States
- 20. Plot – the 1605 attempt to blow up the English Parliament