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Esoteric Traditions and Symbols of Año Nuevo
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  • 1. Astronomical event near the start of the new solar calendar
  • 3. Instrument shaken to ward off evil spirits on the first day
  • 4. Term for rebirth mirroring new year symbolism
  • 9. Threshold altar symbolizing passage in folk rituals
  • 11. Spanish numeral key to the date of the winter solstice shift
  • 12. Mythic plant believed to ensure fortune in the new cycle
  • 14. Hourly chimes counting down to temporal renewal
  • 17. Term denoting close bonds often reaffirmed in new year’s festivities
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  • 2. Spherical decorations often hung on trees at Año Nuevo
  • 5. Pyrotechnic displays calculated to mesmerize and awe
  • 6. Concept often symbolized by gold coins at midnight
  • 7. Adjective describing fireworks lighting the nocturnal sphere
  • 8. Practitioners enacting symbolic acts at year's turn
  • 10. Guatemalan kite flown to communicate with ancestors
  • 13. Traditional early morning celebration heralding the new year
  • 15. Expressive descriptor for passionate year's end declarations
  • 16. Instrument defining cyclic temporal markers globally
  • 18. Fanciful descriptor applied to those favored by Año Nuevo omens

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