Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
Enigmatic Rituals of Seasonal Festivals
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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- 1. Pre-Lenten festival featuring parades and masquerades
- 2. Formal act often repeated in traditional festival observances
- 3. Large controlled outdoor fire, common in solstice celebrations
- 4. Ancient structure associated with Egyptian religious festivals
- 8. Descriptive of lively celebrations and joyful gatherings
- 9. Braided bread shared during Jewish holiday feasts
- 12. Plural of symbolic emblems revered during tribal festivals
- 14. Platform for offerings in spiritual festival ceremonies
- 16. Regarded with reverence, especially in long-standing festival rites
- 18. Metal disc struck to signal start of ceremony
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- 5. Mythical creature prominently displayed in Chinese New Year events
- 6. Traditional tales and customs tied to festival origins
- 7. Illuminated object guiding night-time festival processions
- 10. Mystic dancer known for whirling in Sufi festivals
- 11. Type of puppet used in festive theatrical performances
- 13. Tiered tower often seen during Asian temple festivals
- 15. To disguise oneself, typical in carnival traditions
- 17. Symbolic object representing clan spirit, often used in tribal celebrations
- 19. Sign believed to foretell events at festival rituals
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