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