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Arcane Festivities and Forgotten Commemorations is a hard crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.

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Arcane Festivities and Forgotten Commemorations
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  • 1. Night of witches' congregations celebrated in Central Europe, named after a saint
  • 2. Latin festival characterized by masquerade balls and chantilly masks
  • 3. Mexican holiday honoring the deceased with altars and marigolds
  • 5. Scottish New Year’s Eve tradition including ‘first-footing’ after midnight
  • 8. Celtic fire festival celebrating fertility and the beginning of summer
  • 10. Roman festival subverting social norms in honor of an agricultural deity
  • 11. Ancient Celtic harvest feast marking the start of the grain season
  • 12. Lunar-based Himalayan festival marking the new year with masked dances
  • 13. Slavic pre-Lenten carnival with pancakes and spring welcoming rites
  • 16. Commemoration of a foiled plot marked by bonfires on November fifth
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  • 4. Persian fire-jumping festival observed on the last Wednesday before Nowruz
  • 6. Japanese Buddhist event to honor ancestral spirits with lanterns
  • 7. Millennial celebration tied to the Roman concept of a 'saeculum' era
  • 9. Slavic solstice celebration known for bonfires and romantic folklore rituals
  • 14. Māori New Year heralded by the Pleiades star cluster’s reappearance
  • 15. Brazilian mid-year rural festivity with folklore, music, and traditional foods
  • 17. Incan festival venerating the sun god during the winter solstice
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