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Crossword

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.
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Across:

2. They ring a bell 33 times in honor of 33 ancient ___s.
3. People wear brand new ___ on the first day.
8. Fireworks are very ___ throughout the U.S.
10. They ___ it with things the family doesn't want.
12. In ___, they give children red envelopes with money.
13. In ___, they ring a bell in honor of 33 ancient soldiers.
14. They rid themselves of the bad things of the ___ year.
16. Fireworks in olden times ___d away evil spirits.
17. Fireworks ___ popular throughout the U.S., as they ___....
18. Different countries and ___s celebrate in different ways.
20. In ___, people wear new clothes on the first day.
21. Homeowners open the back door to let out the old ___.
23. They drink champagne, dance, and ___ at midnight.
25. Celebrations for some countries (like ___ and Korea)....
26. They drink ___ at the stroke of midnight.
27. Residents wear white clothes for good ___.
28. In ___, homeowners open the front door at midnight.
31. People eat 12 grapes--one per ___--as the clock ___s midnight.
32. They ring a bell 33 times in honor of 33 ___ soldiers.
33. They set the doll on ___ to rid themselves of all bad things.
35. In ___, people kiss each other three times.
37. In ___, residents wear white clothes for good luck.
38. Their ___ Year often starts in late January or in February.
39. In ___, homeowners open the door to let in the New Year.
40. Residents make resolutions, such as promising to ___smoking.
41. They ring a bell to get ___ of 108 bad desires.
45. ___ countries celebrate the New Year in ___ ways.
47. Their New Year often ___s in January or in February.
48. People eat 12 ___s--one per chime.
49. People kiss each other three times at ___.
51. Many ___ still follow the lunar calendar.
53. They give children red envelopes with ___ in them.
54. In the southern U.S., many people eat black-eyed ___s.
55. Fireworks, which in ___ times scared away evil spirits....

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1. ...meaning ___ New Year often starts in late January.
2. They drink champagne at the ___ of midnight.
3. In ___, families make a doll called "Mr. Old Year."
4. In ___, people eat 12 grapes as the clock chimes midnight.
5. In ___, people wear red or yellow underwear for good luck.
6. Most of these ___s last little longer than a month.
7. Men ___ women who stand under mistletoe.
9. Many countries still follow the ___ calendar.
11. They set the doll on fire to rid ___ of bad things.
15. They drink champagne, ___, and cheer at midnight.
19. They give children red ___s with money in them.
22. People wear ___ new clothes on the first day of New Year.
23. Many countries still follow the lunar ___.
24. In ___, they ring a bell 108 times to get rid of 108 desires.
26. Different cultures ___ the New Year in different ways.
29. Men kiss women who stand under ___.
30. ___ in olden times scared away evil spirits.
34. Families make a ___ doll called "Mr. Old Year."
35. Fireworks scared away evil ___s.
36. ___s for some countries last not one day, but two weeks!
37. They ring a ___ 33 times in honor of 33 soldiers.
42. ...open the front ___ to let in...and open the back ___ to....
43. In the U.S., people attend or throw New Year ___.
44. In ___, people wear red or yellow underwear for good luck.
45. Then at midnight, they set the ___ on fire.
46. They ___ a bell 108 times.... They ___ a bell 33 times....
50. ...to get rid of the 108 bad desires that people ___.
52. Fireworks, which scared away ___ spirits, are popular.