Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
Esoteric Traditions and Symbols of Año Nuevo
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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- 1. First fruits offering, emblematic of fresh starts and gains
- 2. Horn of plenty symbolizing abundance as the year turns
- 3. Ceremonial toast wishing prosperity in the forthcoming annum
- 6. Traditional smoke cleansing ritual purifying the new cycle
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- 4. A small fire or spark, metaphor for igniting hopes
- 5. System for reckoning time marking Jan 1 anew
- 7. Pilgrims journeying, often linked to spiritual new beginnings
- 8. Astronomical event signaling the year's cyclical midpoint
- 9. Harvest festival marking renewal, tied to vintage grape rituals