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- 5. the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus
- 7. Christmas is celebrated to remember the birth of
- 8. festive or convivial
- 9. food enjoyed by ancient Romans called satura
- 10. was a Christian bishop who helped the needy. After his death, the legend of his gift-giving grew.
- 13. He is the personification of winter, a human form of winter weather.
- 14. whom you might write a wish list for Christmas
- 17. a mass of snow packed together into a ball
- 18. traditional songs that are sung just before Christmas that celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ
- 22. Santa's little helper watches the children by day
- 23. The white snow represent God's forgiveness of our sins.
- 24. represent journeying, wandering, safe travels, strength and endurance. This may be the inspiration for the poem which linked with Santa's sleigh.
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- 1. The elaborate cookie-walled houses, decorated with foil in addition to gold leaf, became associated with Christmas tradition
- 2. song, in essence, sings about the adventures of Santa Claus while riding his sleigh during Christmas.
- 3. anointed one
- 4. he comes down the to deliver gifts to good children
- 6. to make joy or be joyful
- 9. he is destined to bring joy to the children that so gleefully dance around him
- 11. Kissing under sprigs
- 12. Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus
- 14. to proclaim the birth of Christ. Ringing
- 15. where we send letters to Santa Claus
- 16. symbolic of birth and resurrection of Jesus
- 19. a large sled that's pulled by horses
- 20. who has a shiny red nose
- 21. cane-shaped stick candy often associated