Across
- 1. Celebrations begin on December 7 with Noche de las Velitas
- 3. A pickle is hidden in the Christmas Tree and whoever finds it wins a special present
- 5. Mince pies are a holiday dessert and the Christmas holiday extends to December 26, Boxing Day.
- 7. The Christmas Log is fed every night before Christmas and poops out presents on Christmas
- 11. December is in the summer here, and Santa arrives by surfboard instead of sleigh
- 12. On December 7 people gather for the Quema del Diablo to cleanse their homes of Evil before Christmas
- 13. Christmas decorations include spiderwebs inspired by an old folktale
- 14. Families attend a special "Missa Do Galo" or Rooster Mass
- 15. a holiday cookout usually features boerewors sausages, malva pudding and fried caterpillars
- 18. "Father Frost" and the "Snow Maiden" deliver Christmas gifts on January 7
Down
- 2. Legend says a giant Youtide cat roams around during Christmastime
- 4. It is tradition to give apples for Christmas
- 6. Mischievous witches fly through the skies on Christmas eve and families hide their brooms
- 8. Belafina visits children on January 5 delivering presents and filling stockings
- 9. Good children get gifts from Der Weihnachtsmann, bad children are visited by Krampus
- 10. Families roller skate to church on Christmas morning
- 16. Children polish their shoes and put them out hoping Pere Noel will fill them with candy
- 17. Christmas afternoon features Tanakakuy, a festival of fistfights to settle arguments and disagreement