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Cryptic Customs and Ritual Riddles
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Dramatic reenactment of Christ’s crucifixion blending faith and community fervor
  • 2. Traditional Gambian masquerade dance invoking ancestral powers
  • 5. Hindu rite venerating destruction and regeneration
  • 6. Cryptid from Australian Aboriginal mythology lurking in swamps and billabongs
  • 10. Mythical reptile said to kill with a gaze, evoked in European folktales
  • 11. Anthropological term for symbolic ancestral emblem tying clans to animals or natural forces
  • 13. Islamic day of mourning commemorating martyrdom with ritualistic processions
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  • 3. West African animistic religion with complex ceremonies evoking ancestral spirits
  • 4. Ancient process preserving corpses through desiccation and resin
  • 7. Annual West African celebration marking harvest and communal prosperity
  • 8. Relating to hereditary rule, often preserving odd royal court customs
  • 9. Not just a weed — also used by the Swiss in a bitter spring ritual (Bonus: helps cleanse)
  • 12. Symbolic vessel in Celtic festivals, often linked to rebirth and transformation
  • 14. Possession cult practiced in Northeast Africa to exorcise illnesses
  • 15. Warrior queen whose legacy inspired Angolan rites blending defiance and ceremony

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