Winter Festivals Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Other Holidays & Seasons has 15 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
"Sol sistere"
Led to modern English christmas celebrations
shortest day of the year
12 different kinds of fish are served Christmas eve
This coincided with the appearance of the Oxford movement and the growth of Anglo-Catholicism, which led a revival in traditional rituals and religious observances
celebrated the diety Horus at the winter solstice
Icelandic pagan holiday marking the winter solstice
country that celebrates the winter solstice with a lantern walk
inspired by paper chains made by children
a major influence on modern christmas customs
thought to have influenced gift giving cutoms practiced today
originated from pagan tradition and ritual tree worship
first shamans who were said to climb high into the upper worlds and return with gifts of wisdom and prohecies
Druid soltice celebration
Roman winter solstice
