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Arcane Rituals of Global Festivals
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Across
- 1. Literal scorching rite found in rituals from Fiji to India
- 2. Instrument central to a Ugandan drum festival's thunderous celebration
- 3. Songkran's principal activity marking Thai New Year with spirited deluge
- 5. Unofficial descriptor for Spain’s annual festival sporting minimal attire
- 7. Pre-Lenten festivity featuring masks and samba rhythms in Rio
- 8. Hindu festival of piercing and devotion celebrated in Southeast Asia
- 10. Traditional Thai New Year festival of cleansing and water splashing
Down
- 4. Spanish festival of carnivalesque vegetable bombardment
- 6. Japanese traditional festivals often involving mikoshi parades
- 9. Cryptic anagram hinting at chaotic color battle akin to Holi's revelry
- 11. Australian outdoor fest famous for barbecues, not bizarre, hidden wordplay on 'bar' and 'runnings'
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