Multiculturalism Crossword Puzzle
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- ramadan: considered one of the holiest months of the year for muslims and includes periods of fasting, reflection, prayer and community.
- bar mitzvah: religious coming of age ceremony for jewish boys when they reach the age of 13 and are regarded as an adult.
- harvest: vaisakhi day has a special significance to sikh communities and is most known because it has marked a festival on which topic across south asia for centuries.
- meditation: given the transformative effect it has on the mind, and in order to achieve enlightenment, buddhists will often take up this practice.
- diwali: india’s biggest and most important holiday, this 5-day festival celebrates the triumph of light over darkness in hinduism, jainism and sikhism.
- spain: country in which the running of the bulls takes place, a practice that stems from cattle herder transporting their animals from the countryside into the city for sale.
- philippines: adobo, which is a meat braised in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, bay leaves and black peppercorns, is the national dish of this country, which was previously a spanish colony.
- viola desmond: in 1946, this halifax businesswoman of african descent confronted racism by refusing to move from her seat in the “whites-only” section of roseland theatre in nova scotia. her activism paved the way for the civil rights movement in canada.
- barbara howard: this sprinter originally from vancouver was one of the fastest in the british empire. she represented canada at the 1938 british empire games in sydney, australia.
- shoes: joota chupai is a wedding tradition where this item of clothing is stolen from the groom.
- mariachi: originating in jalisco in the 18th century, it is the most famous type of traditional mexican music.
- chinese: an important holiday in this culture is known as tomb-sweeping day, a traditional time of cemetery visitation to clean gravesites, pray, and make ritual offerings.
- tomato: a world-famous festival dating back to the 1940s held annually in the town of buñol, spain where this fruit is used in a food fight.
- midsommar: a major celebration in sweden that marks the summer solstice and the longest day of the year.
- el savador: first country to adopt bitcoin as official currency.
- tango: traditional dance originated in the 1880s, which began in the working-class port neighborhoods of buenos aires and montevideo, on the coasts of rio de la plata river.