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- 2. Vietnamese Lunar New Year is usually celebrated in February; families travel home to spend time together
- 5. Buddhists Celebrate the day Buddha found enlightenment by meditating and doing charitable acts
- 7. Hindu celebration of the triumph of light over dark
- 10. Celebrated in the parts of the former British Empire on the day after Christmas, it is a day of charity, sports and shopping
- 11. Japanese people prepare to welcome in the new year with a CLEAN start by bathing, deep cleaning their homes, and paying debts
- 12. Celebrated in the Nordic countries, young girls dress in white and wear wreaths of lit candles on their heads
- 14. The Christmas "devil" who comes in early December to frighten naughty children
- 15. This Native American Holiday is celebrated by the Hopi, Zuni and Pueblo People and marks the Winter Solstice
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- 1. Celebrated on December 5th or 6th, this Saint is believed to have inspired the legend of Santa Claus
- 3. The celebration of the 12th day of Christmas, when the Wise Men were said to have visited baby Jesus
- 4. The Pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year
- 6. Founded in 1966, this celebration of African American culture is celebrated in the US
- 8. Muslim families celebrate the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan
- 9. Celebrated in many Spanish-speaking countries, this usually features reenactment of the journey of Mary and Joseph riding a donkey
- 13. This Festival of Light is an 8-day festival and means "Dedication."