World Cultural Celebrations Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• balloon:this international balloon festival takes place in this albuquerque
• lantern:this festival is held in thailand lighting the skieswith hundreds of these
• diwali:this festival of lights is a hindu celebration symbolizing victory of light over darkness and evil
• tomatoes:la tomatina is a festival where people throw this fruit at each other
• carnival:rio de janeiro brazile hosts the largest of these each year before ash wednesday
• october fest:german celebration that happens october each year
• honolulu:the floating lanterns festival is held in this hawaiian city
• mardi gras:annual festival held each year in new orleans
• hogmany:new year's celebration in scotland
• st lucias day:popular in nordic countries, this day features a parade of girls signing songs dedicated to this christian martyr.
• boxing day:december 26 in the uk
• burning man:guy fawkes day in the uk is the inspiration for this festival that happens in nevada each year
• frontier days:annual western event and rodeo in cheyenne each year
• hemingway days:celebrates the life of this author who lived in key west, florida
• sturgis:500,000+ motorcylists descend on this town in south dakota each year
• venice:this carnival with elaborate costumes and masks happens in this italian city
• mummers:this philadelphian celebration began in 1901 and is based plays performed by mimes in middle ages europe
• kwanzaa:this holiday is modeled after african harvest celebrations
• uphellyaa:popular fire festival in scotland celebrating the end of the yule season
• obon:this japanes festival is dedicated to paying respect to the spirits of deceased ancestors
• all hallows eve:another name for halloween
• celtic colours:the annual music festival in nova scotia that is on lisa's bucket list