Las Navidades

3. This person came to visit in 1997 which led to the restoration of Christmas as a public holiday in Cuba.
5. The main Christmas celebrations in Argentina take place on _____ ______. (two words)
10. He is an important character of Chilean Christmas traditions. (two words)
13. The beach activity Chileans participate in at the beach during Christmas celebrations.
16. Argentinian Christmas evening festivities include lighting paper _______ and watching them float upwards, illuminating the night sky.
17. What men climb to the top of with their ankles bound together in a symbol of sun worship.
19. The name of the Guatemalan religious processions that pass through the streets in the nine days before Christmas, accompanied by drums and fireworks.
20. Mexicans call the bright red Christmas flowers “Flowers of the Holy Night” or “Flores de la_____”. (two words)
22. The season in which Chileans celebrate Christmas.
24. This or a picnic is the typically the main Christmas meal in Argentina.

1. Name of the leader who stopped Cubans from celebrating Christmas.
2. Cider in Argentina
4. The name of the traditional fruit drink Guatemalan street vendors sell made of bananas, papayas, pineapples and apple. (three words)
6. Christmas in Spanish
7. The name of the square where people from Havana have a large Christmas mass.
8. These are smaller in Chile which is why Old Man Christmas resembles a smaller sized Santa Claus.
9. The saint that Guatemalans celebrate on December 21st.
11. The harvest of this crop interfered with the celebration of Christmas in Cuba.
12. This type of gift given in love would be acceptable to God in the Mexican legend.
14. In the Mexican legend, this is what a little girl gathered to offer the Christ child.
15. Bread filled with sweets in Argentina (two words)
18. The month Christmas celebrations end in Mexico.
21. The name of the Christmas flower popular in Mexico (and elsewhere).
23. This ancient culture mixed with Spanish Christianity to create unique Christmas traditions in Guatemala.