Holidays around the world

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  1. 3. Fruit used for Rosh Hashana to represent many good deeds
  2. 5. The day of the year with the most or least daylight
  3. 7. Celebration of the birth of Jesus, usually celebrated on Dec. 25
  4. 8. The color that is associated with good luck, and used for the Lunar New Year
  5. 11. The celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, observed on a Sunday in March or April
  6. 15. Japanese celebration of the annual meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi
  7. 17. The first principle of Kwanzaa, unity
  8. 18. Hindu festival of light
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  1. 1. Month-long fast observed by Muslims to remember when Mohammed received the Koran
  2. 2. The Buddhist celebration of Siddhartha reaching enlightenment
  3. 4. The name for New Year's Eve in several countries including Germany and Austria
  4. 6. The name of the meal that breaks the fast during Ramadan
  5. 9. Pagan celebration of midwinter
  6. 10. The Jewish New Year, observed with honey and apples and round challah
  7. 12. Eight-day celebration of African-American heritage
  8. 13. Painting made on the floor using colored sand or rice
  9. 14. The Lunar New Year 2023 will be the year of the ____
  10. 16. Many midsummer/summer solstice celebrations involve gathering around a large _____