Across
- 2. This far eastern country celebrates the new year by ringing bells 108 times
- 4. January's birthstone
- 6. King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech caused this federal law enforcement agency to begin blackmailing him
- 7. MLK donated all his Nobel Peace Prize winnings to this burgeoning movement
- 9. In Italy, wearing red __________ on New Year's Eve is thought to bring good luck
- 11. In Raleigh, one of these is dropped in downtown to celebrate the new year
- 13. The "A.D." in 2017 A.D. stands for this
- 15. this Mediterranean country's new year tradition includes hanging an onion on the front door
- 16. This peach-loving state is Martin Luther King, Jr's birth state
- 17. This US president signed the bill in 1983 that officially declared MLK day a national holiday
- 19. Turkey celebrates the new year by sprinkling this common seasoning on doorsteps
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- 1. Austrians believe this livestock animal symbolizes good luck in the new year
- 2. January is named after this Roman god of gateways
- 3. In Venice, Italians often ring in the new year by having a mass _______ session
- 5. This Scottish folk tune is traditionally sung to ring in the new year
- 8. In Siberia and Russia, New Year's celebrations include diving into a frozen lake while holding one of these
- 10. Chinese new year traditions include painting the front door this fiery color
- 12. Champagne is produced in this French region
- 14. This was Dr. Martin Luther King's original birth name
- 18. The Czech believe it's possible to predict what the new year has in store by cutting open this fruit and interpreting its core