This easy crossword puzzle introduces kids to common Easter traditions and items they see during the holiday. Perfect for ages 8-12.
Advanced Easter Terminology Crossword Puzzle for Educators is a hard crossword puzzle with 15 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Advanced Easter Terminology Crossword Puzzle for Educators
Challenge your knowledge of specialized Easter vocabulary with this hard crossword puzzle tailored for educators. Includes liturgical, botanical, and cultural terms.
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- 1. Biological term meaning exposure to prolonged cold to induce flowering, relevant to Easter plants
- 2. Large and important church often central to Easter celebrations
- 5. Event commemorated during Holy Week, marking Jesus’s death on the cross
- 8. Feast celebrated 50 days after Easter, marking the Holy Spirit’s descent
- 11. Term from Latin ‘mandatum’, referring to the foot-washing ceremony on Holy Thursday
- 13. A reading from the letters of the New Testament often included in Easter services
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- 3. Large candle lit during Easter Vigil symbolizing the risen Christ (compound word)
- 4. Traditional Easter symbol involving intricate designs carved in grass or earth (compound word)
- 6. Public worship or ritual, especially in Christian contexts during Easter
- 7. Adjective or noun relating to winds or directions associated with traditional Easter timing
- 9. Adjective relating to Easter or the Passover feast
- 10. Theological concept celebrated during Easter symbolizing salvation
- 12. Ceremonial veiling used in some Easter rituals
- 14. Branch of Christianity whose Easter often follows the Julian calendar
- 15. Adjective describing the 40-day fasting period before Easter
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