May Day

6. cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat
8. noisy fun, usually involving a lot of eating and drinking
11. a coloured stick decorated with flowers that people dance round in celebrations on May Day
12. the act of an army entering another country by force in order to take control of it
13. the act of making somebody calmer or less angry by giving them what they want
14. based on the belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
16. the time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married; the process of developing this relationship
18. a person who holds religious beliefs that are not part of any of the world’s main religions
20. a state of great activity and strong emotion that is often violent or frightening and not under control

1. burnt and black
2. special words that are spoken or sung to have a magic effect; the act of speaking or singing these words
3. a large quantity that is more than enough
4. a circle of flowers and leaves that is worn on the head or around the neck or is hung in a room as decoration
5. connected with the Middle Ages (about AD 1000 to AD 1450)
7. extreme anger
9. giving generously
10. the quality in land or soil of making plants grow well
12. state of things, when it is impossible to separate them
15. a god or goddess
17. showing a desire to punish somebody who has harmed you
19. a field covered in grass, used especially for hay