Out with the Old, In with the New

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Across
  1. 4. year on the Chinese calendar is represented by a _____________
  2. 6. 2014, the Chinese new year begins January __
  3. 7. season when the days are shortest and the nights are longest
  4. 9. song traditionally sung at the stroke of midnight on the new year
  5. 10. commitment made on New Year’s Day
  6. 13. until 1751, the day on which the new year was celebrated in England and all British colonies
  7. 15. Scottish name for the New Year
Down
  1. 1. 2014, the animal associated with the Chinese calendar
  2. 2. anthropomorphic representation of time, usually depicted as a white-haired, bearded old man
  3. 3. old British new year was also called _____ Day
  4. 5. Chinese calendar is based on a ______ calendar
  5. 8. Roman name for January
  6. 11. season when many southeast Asian cultures celebrate the new year
  7. 12. ancient calendar on which our calendar is based
  8. 14. first month of the year
  9. 16. season when Rosh Hashanah occurs