Across
- 2. Kkimbe cha Umoja
- 8. Scottish new year
- 11. Jewish temple lamp
- 12. first candle that is lit on the Menorah
- 15. how many nights the oil lasted or candles on the Menorah
- 19. Faith - a Kwanza principle
- 20. number of Kwanza principles
- 21. Hawaiian name for Santa Claus
- 23. Buddhist new year - January 2, 2018
- 26. December 8, 2017 - Buddhist holiday that commemorates when Buddha experienced enlightenment
- 27. December 21, 2017 - a pagan holiday celebrating the solstice
- 28. Dr. Maulana ___ introduced the Kwanza festival in 1966
- 30. Italian Santa Claus (last name)
Down
- 1. Red-suited man that brings children gifts
- 3. a Japanese god of good fortune
- 4. Kwanza candle holder
- 5. Italian Santa Claus (first name)
- 6. Decmber 25, 2017
- 7. December 17, 2017 - a Roman celebration honoring the god Saturn
- 9. a game played during Hanukkah
- 10. December 12 through December 20, 2017
- 13. December 1, 2017 - celebrates this Muslim Prophet's birthday
- 14. crops, a reward for collective labor - a symbol of Kwanza
- 16. Flat cake served on banana leaves, topped with butter and coconut
- 17. Christian god, celebrate his birth on Christmas
- 18. Hindu Sun God, worshipped on December 16, 2017
- 22. a Japanese god of good fortune
- 24. December 26, 2017 through January 1, 2018
- 25. Warm ginger tea, a traditional Filipino Christmas drink
- 29. mat, foundation for self-actualization - a symbol of Kwanza