WORD SEARCH

SPRING WORD SEARCH

Sarah Wuh Kylie Skibitzki

Instructions: Figure out the words by solving the clues, then find the words in the word search. Multiple word answers will appear in the word search with no spaces. Words can go in any direction, and can share letters as they cross over each other.

1) People celebrate the start of spring through “Ohanami”, or cherry blossom viewing, in this country. [5]

2) This spring festival celebrated in Hindu culture involves throwing colorful powder. [4]

3) This region in the Netherlands, famous for its tulip fields, hosts the Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek that features floats made up of flowers to commemorate springtime. [7]

4) On Easter Saturday, people on the Greek island of Corfu drop big pots made of this earthy material used in ceramics off their balconies to ward off bad spirits. [4]

5)Translated to ‘new day’ in Persian, the celebration of Nowruz in Iran and other central Asian countries marks the Spring Equinox, which is in this month. [5] 6) The proverb “April showers bring May _______” is commonly used throughout April in the US, and traces back to 1500’s England. [7]

7) Cimburijada, celebrated in Bosnia, welcomes spring with a feast of this mixed up egg dish usually cooked in a frying pan. [13]

8) This White House tradition on Easter Monday involves a competition where children look for these little trinkets. [10]

9) As the winter fades away, a common custom in Bulgaria involves tying these small red-and-white woven threads worn on wrists called Martenitsa to trees when signs of spring are seen. [9]

10) The Songkran Festival, which marks the start of the Buddhist New Year in Thailand, is celebrated with the splashing of this liquid. [5]