Arcane Rituals and Eccentric Festal Customs
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- 1. Famous Italian horse race tied to medieval rivalries
- 2. Pitched drums often used in grand ceremonial processions
- 4. 18th-century dance historically linked to scandalous gatherings
- 5. Aztec temple site where ritual festivities prevailed
- 6. Dynamic Eastern European folk dance featuring squat kicks
- 11. Italian term for parasol, often carried in parade rituals
- 15. Crucial symbolic figure burned during folk protests
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- 3. English dancing tradition involving sticks and bells
- 7. Frenzied Italian folk dance originally to cure venomous bites
- 8. Ancient church structure where sacred rites may occur
- 9. Spanish spectacle involving capes and horned adversaries
- 10. Festive garlands hung to embellish celebratory locales
- 12. Adjective for emblematic animal spirits in tribal ceremonies
- 13. Witches’ fabled nocturnal assembly or day of rest
- 14. Old English masked performance with secretive origins
- 16. Cryptic term for a dashing mask worn in Venetian balls
- 17. Brazilian drum-based dance festival renowned for rhythm
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