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December Holidays Vocabulary Maze

Directions:     You must navigate your way through maze. Using the clues, spell out the words in order. Start from the letter marked "START". Make your way through the maze until you reach the letter in BOLD LETTER. The clues at the bottom of the puzzle are in the same order as they words appear in the maze. You can move up, down, left, right, and diagonally to spell out the words.

 
  X H F E T I L C D R O W X G M A J E S C D T Q B
  C E W I S A V R O E N A T O N B E S I E U F D I
  N O J A D N A N X L B B K I H K E P T I C A T O
  G E U D L M O Z J U B F A P G A L E A Z O R N R
  G L A N R I W N C I T B B L J C H M B X T G E V
  A D I M H O S F T Y K W P K D E E B N Z W V E L
  J N A A J E L I P E Y D H H U T Q S I O T A T A
  N X R S T A N E A I R U L M S V W I T G O X I F
  Z U V U O R M S A K Q J M G E K I O A Z P E O Y
  V N A A N C E N I R L E F E J Q L M N C D B D N
  A U Q Z A N T S T I B Z I S U Q W G Q Q I V R Y
START -->
H K K P K W O M X X R J Y J I S Y U Y M L Q Q C
  O E A H H O B S S P H J M K A V Z X I V E S A B
  V D L I H C J V V S F M T J L D M I N O T G V R
  L J P H P V I Q N D P F O I A Y A K V V D E N N
  V U K T R A B B N P H T B D Y D M Q I T S E E O
  Y R Q A O R R D E H S N H R S P Q L I X I N D D
  A L P B Z Z E X N Q E N K X Y O G Y M K H R D S
  E S L M L A Q N E B S S S Z L Y N C A X F F N S
  G C Z R A Y V Z K E X V X W W Z H H J A B F L Z
CLUE :
1. A JEWISH FESTIVAL LASTING EIGHT DAYS, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE REDEDICATION OF THE TEMPLE BY THE MACCABEES FOLLOWING THEIR VICTORY OVER THE SYRIANS UNDER ANTIOCHUS IV, CHARACTERIZED CHIEFLY BY THE LIGHTING OF THE MENORAH ON EACH NIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL. 2. A HARVEST FESTIVAL CELEBRATED FROM DEC. 26TH UNTIL JAN. 1ST IN SOME AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.
3. AN ACCESSORY OR DETAIL USED TO BEAUTIFY THE APPEARANCE OF SOMETHING. 4. A GLITTERING METALLIC SUBSTANCE USED IN PIECES OR STRIPS TO PRODUCE A SPARKLING EFFECT CHEAPLY.
5. A FIGURE OF A PERSON MADE OF PACKED SNOW. 6. THE HINDU FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS, CELEBRATED AS A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT INDIA.
7. THE DAY ON WHICH THE ZEN TRADITION COMMEMORATES THE ENLIGHTENMENT, OR NIRVANA, OF THE BUDDHA. 8. THE NINTH MONTH OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR; THE MONTH OF FASTING; THE HOLIEST PERIOD FOR THE ISLAMIC FAITH.
9. AN INABILITY TO RESIST THE GRATIFICATION OF WHIMS AND DESIRES. 10. A PERIOD OF TIME SET ASIDE FOR FEASTING AND CELEBRATION.
11. THE ACT OR CEREMONY OF CROWNING A KING, QUEEN, OR OTHER SOVEREIGN. 12. HAVING OR DISPLAYING GREAT DIGNITY OR NOBILITY.
13. SOMETHING USED TO BEAUTIFY OR COMMEMORATE. 14. SOMETHING REVEALED OR DISCLOSED.
15. COMPLETE AND WHOLEHEARTED FIDELITY.

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