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Esoteric Rituals of Remote Isles
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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Across
- 1. Island whose eruption altered global climate; local ceremonial practices persisted post-catastrophe
- 4. Maori term meaning 'person', also central to islander identity rites
- 6. Ancient Hawaiian system of sacred laws and taboo prohibitions
- 9. Swahili island festival merging Islamic and animistic traditions
- 11. Polynesian facial tattoo practice symbolizing tribal rites of passage
Down
- 2. Spanish-influenced dance persisting as unique island tradition
- 3. Fijian ritual involving controlled breath and trance state
- 5. Traditional Pohnpeian voyage glyphs used in navigation ceremonies
- 7. A traditional Chamorro dance embodying ancestral spirits
- 8. Japanese island festivals honoring deities with elaborate processions
- 10. Obscure ritual festival performed on this Kefalonia peninsula
- 12. Kiribati ritual marking seasonal fishing cycles
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