Christmas Puzzle #1 "text": all 4 words represent either "feelings" or items which are found during Christmastime.
Holiday Tradition Word Bank - Christmas tinsel myrrh nativity blessing majestic wreath wassail creche decoration mistletoe enchanting ornaments magnificant magnanimous

• Answer 1:--7 letter noun--roots are WASEN & HAIL = to be & hale -- word means: *** a liquor, like hot spiced wine or ale, used to drink to another's health, esp. at Christmastime
• Answer 2:--5 letter noun--this word comes directly from Latin & Greek into English -- word means: *** an aromatic, bitter gum obtained from an Arabian shrub and used chiefly in making incense & perfumes
• Answer 3:--9 letter noun--root is MISTIL = twig -- word means: *** parasitic plant with white berries used in Christmas decorations
• Answer 4:--9 letter plural noun--root is ORNA = adorn -- word means: *** something that decorates, adds beauty or grace or something that adorns

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"With the help of the WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA I learned that today's Santa Claus started with a real person, Saint Nicholas, who lived in Turkey in the 300's A.D. He was the bishop of Myra and, because of his generous gift-giving, he became a favorite saint of children. The jolly old soul's appearance, as we know it today, is credited to the famous American cartoonist of the late 1800's, Thomas Nast. Some names for Santa Claus in other countries are:

• England - Father Christmas
• Dutch - Julemanden (thank you LK)
• Denmark - Sinterklaas
• Switzerland - Kris Kringle or Christkindli
• Germany - Pelz Nichol or Der Weinachtsmann (thank you LK)
• France - le Père Noël

Ramadan Puzzle #2 "text": all 4 words deal with the required seriousness of human behavior during Ramadan.

• Answer 5:--7 letter noun--root is FAST = firm -- word means: *** an abstinence from food or a limiting of one's food, esp. when voluntary and as a religious observation
• Answer 6:--11 letter verb--root is MEMOR = mindful -- word means: *** to serve as a reminder of or as a memorial; to honor the memory of by some observance
• Answer 7:--10 letter noun--root is REVEL = unveil -- word means: *** act of making known or disclosing; something laid open to view, display or exhibit
• Answer 8:--10 letter noun--root is INDULGE = take pleasure in -- word means: *** practice of yielding or gratifying; tolerance; benign permissiveness

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Kwanzaa Puzzle #3 "text": all 4 words emphasize the important principles of the Kwanzaa holiday.

• Answer 9:--10 letter adjective--root is LECT = gather, choose -- word means: *** forming a whole; combined; characteristic or expressive of a group
• Answer 10:--11 letter adjective--root is OPER = work -- word means: *** demonstrating a willingness to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit
• Answer 11:--10 letter noun--root is CREA = create -- word means: *** possessing the ability to make meaningful new forms, interpretations, etc.; originality
• Answer 12:--14 letter noun--root is SPOND = pledge, promise -- word means: *** state of being accountable; reliability or dependability as in conducting one's affairs

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"Hi, I'm Crossword, the Mascot at Vocabulary University. I love holiday parties.
Here is a list of synonyms for the words celebrate and festival as well as several cliches that I love for this kind of event.

• "celebrate" synonyms: observe, memorialize, solemnize, herald, trumpet, ballyhoo, exalt, proclaim, laud, praise.
• "festival" synonyms: playtime, gaiety, merrymaking, carousal, stampede, carnival, fiesta, feast, clambake, luau, blowout, a social whirl.
• cliches to express reactions to celebrations and festivals:
  painting the town red; kick up one's heels; make merry; go out on the town; burning the candle at both ends; raise the roof; whoop it up; living it up, beat the drum.

Hanukkah Puzzle #4 "text": all 4 words relate to events and things remembered or enjoyed during The Festival of Lights.

• Answer 13:--7 letter noun--this word comes directly into English from Hebrew -- word means: *** a nine-branched candelabrum used in the Temple of Jerusalem and in modern synagogues
• Answer 14:--10 letter noun--root is DICT = speak, declare -- word means: *** act of setting apart and consecrating to a deity or devoting to a sacred purpose
• Answer 15:--10 letter adjective--root is MIRA = wonder at -- word means: *** marvelous; something that apparently contravenes known laws governing the universe
• Answer 16:--10 letter noun--root is DECOR = an ornament, splendor -- word means: *** something used for adornment, embellishment or ornamentation; a badge conferred and worn with honor

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