Medieval Christmas Unit R

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Across
  1. 1. / Official carol singers led by important leaders in the towns and villages, they only sung on Christmas Eve
  2. 7. / Group performed with only gestures
  3. 8. family / Received the largest gifts
  4. 13. days / Length of time a yule log was burned
  5. 16. / Church decorated their trees with _____ during this time period and called it Adam & Eve Day
  6. 18. songs / Christmas carols were once ______sung at Winter Solstice
  7. 20. / Song or church hymns that told the story during a play
  8. 23. banks / Monetary gifts were placed in hollow clay pots and the people had to smash them to get the money out, today we call these ____
  9. 24. life / Evergreens symbolized this to people during the medieval time period
  10. 25. / Churches often decorated their trees and left them _______
  11. 26. tree / Vikings decorated their ______with food and carved statues of gods
  12. 28. pie / Lower class of people were often served this to eat
  13. 29. / Sang and recited poetry while playing a stringed instrument
  14. 33. Day / Reversal of fortunes, rich people provided gifts for the poor
  15. 35. Festival / Viking version of Christmas
  16. 36. / The Winter Solstice occurs in 2022 on ________21
  17. 38. and rosemary / Two herbs most people used at Christmas
  18. 39. / Often referred to as Christmas pudding
  19. 40. / Often drank during a Medieval Christmas feast
  20. 41. Plaque / Disease that killed many people during the Medieval Time period
  21. 42. and ribbon / Yule log was decorated with this during the Medieval Time period
  22. 43. / Viking version of Santa Clause
  23. 44. / The hanging of mistletoe above door ways originated here
  24. 45. / These were held at midnight, dawn, and during the day on Christmas Day
Down
  1. 1. / The _______was a promise of warmer days for the Vikings.
  2. 2. / Upper class were only allowed to eat this for Christmas dinner if they got the king's permission
  3. 3. / People during the medieval time period often used a spring of mistletoe to ensure this in the home
  4. 4. Solstice / Shortest day of the year as far as day light
  5. 5. / Yule children would leave a boot full of straw on their _____
  6. 6. and butter / Often used to make the meat taste and look better
  7. 9. / The herb bay symbolized __________
  8. 10. pie / Made with shredded meat, fruits, and spices
  9. 11. / Ivy symbolized
  10. 12. / Holy wars
  11. 14. / Holly symbolized
  12. 15. / The _____version of Christmas lasted 12 days
  13. 17. Day / January 6
  14. 19. / Upper class ate this for Christmas dinner
  15. 21. / Rosemary symbolized
  16. 22. / A dance, a song of joy & praise
  17. 27. hours / People fasted for _____before attending mass
  18. 30. / Wore brightly colored clothing as they went from home to home singing about love and chivalry
  19. 31. head / This was often offered to the goddess of farming to ensure they had a good crop the next year
  20. 32. / Viking alphabet (a system of writing)
  21. 34. / Wore a mask and a colorful costume while taking part in a pantomime during Christmas festivities
  22. 37. / Odin would fill the children's ______with toys, sweet treats, small cakes, and fruit. \
  23. 41. luck / You might have this if you refused a slice of mince pie