Across
- 2. Nine-branched candelabrum lit during Hanukkah
- 4. night Celebration of the longest night of the year in Iran
- 5. Traditional ‘Bear Dance’ that takes place in Romania
- 8. Marks the beginning of lengthening days and shortening nights
- 11. Lwyd Welsh folk tradition involving a horse skull mounted on a pole
- 12. German baked cookies traditionally made and given at Christmas
- 15. Unique figure depicted in nativity scenes in Catalonia
- 16. Muslim holiday honouring Ibrahim’s willingness to sacrifice his son
- 19. Saint Nicholas’s evil counterpart, punishes naughty children
- 20. Ritual held by the Zuni and Hopi on the shortest day of the year
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- 1. Glutinous rice balls eaten during the Chinese festival Dongzhi
- 3. Christian symbolic item made up of an orange, red tape and sweets
- 6. Spanish phrase meaning “Happy Christmas”
- 7. Slavic fictional character similar to Father Christmas
- 9. Christmas celebration in Sweden, a festival of lights
- 10. Also known as Three Kings’ Day, falls at the end of the twelve days of Christmas
- 13. Celebration held in the USA to honour African heritage in African-American culture
- 14. Pagan winter celebration sharing its name with a popular holiday dessert
- 17. Tibetan Buddhist celebration of new year
- 18. The act of worship performed during the modern Hindu festival Pancha Ganapati