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Esoteric Festival Rites & Global Revelries
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- 1. Festival of lights celebrating victory over darkness in India
- 2. Religious amalgamation frequently present in festival customs
- 3. Scottish New Year’s Eve ritual known for torchlight processions
- 6. Winter solstice celebration with Germanic pagan origins
- 8. African-American festival celebrating heritage and unity
- 10. Hindu festival marking the birthday of Radha, consort of Krishna
- 13. Bahamas' vibrant street parade featuring masked dancers
- 14. Masked devils appearing in Central American religious pageants
- 16. Tool determining precise timing of lunar and solar festivals
- 18. Celtic festival marking the boundary between the living and dead
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- 4. Jewish festival commemorating the miracle of the oil
- 5. Illuminated symbol guiding spirits in East Asian festivities
- 7. Japanese city famed for elaborate festivals with castles
- 9. Temporary shrine used in Jewish festival rituals
- 11. Ancient rulers whose jubilees inspired Nile flood celebrations
- 12. Elaborate disguise dance prominent in Venetian carnival tradition
- 15. Ceremonial offering often central to ancient festival rites
- 17. Pre-Christian belief system influencing many solstice celebrations
- 19. Japanese ancestral spirit festival marked by dance and lanterns
- 20. French term integral to pre-Lenten carnival celebrations
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