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Arcane Jubilees: Esoteric Festal Lexicon
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Across
- 1. Pre-Lenten revelry famed for baroque pageantry and masks
- 2. Night named after a saint, where witches allegedly convene
- 3. Masked theatrics disguised in icy Canadian rite
- 4. Festival of colors celebrating spring’s triumph in South Asia
- 5. Elaborate concealment balls with origins in Venetian excess
- 7. Japanese lantern fest honoring ancestral spirits' return
- 8. Tamil harvest festival marked by rice boiling ritualistic rites
- 10. Riotous Spanish event where produce flies and stains
- 14. Celtic fire festival invoking fertility and renewal
Down
- 6. Burning effigy symbolizing despair’s incineration in New Mexico
- 9. Traditional US Easter custom with inclined pursuits of ovum
- 11. Bahamas’ exuberant parade with rhythmic drums and colorful plumes
- 12. Skull depictions integral to Mexican Day of the Dead merriment
- 13. Andean dance portraying angels and devils in folkloric battle
- 15. Slathered combat where participants wrestle in earthen slurry
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