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- 2. This Festival of Light is an 8-day festival and means "Dedication."
- 5. This Native American Holiday is celebrated by the Hopi, Zuni and Pueblo People and marks the Winter Solstice
- 6. Celebrated in the Nordic countries, young girls dress in white and wear wreaths of lit candles on their heads
- 9. Celebrated in the parts of the former British Empire on the day after Christmas, it is a day of charity, sports and shopping
- 10. Hindu celebration of the triumph of light over dark
- 11. Buddhists Celebrate the day Buddha found enlightenment by meditating and doing charitable acts
- 13. Celebrated in many Spanish-speaking countries, this usually features reenactment of the journey of Mary and Joseph riding a donkey
- 14. Celebrated on December 5th or 6th, this Saint is believed to have inspired the legend of Santa Claus
- 16. The celebration of the 12th day of Christmas, when the Wise Men were said to have visited baby Jesus
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- 1. This lively dancing celebration began in the 1700's in the Caribbean as enslaved people tried to preserve their African culture
- 3. Founded in 1966, this celebration of African American culture is celebrated in the US
- 4. The Pagan celebration of the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year
- 7. Muslim families celebrate the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan
- 8. The Christmas "devil" who comes in early December to frighten naughty children
- 12. Japanese people prepare to welcome in the new year with a CLEAN start by bathing, deep cleaning their homes, and paying debts
- 15. Vietnamese Lunar New Year is usually celebrated in February; families travel home to spend time together