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Around the World 09: Festival Passport Crossword

Around the World 09: Festival Passport is a medium English-language crossword with 13 clues. Celebrations, performance and traditions across borders.

12 × 12 grid. Play free as a guest, with no download.

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Across

  • 2. West African-rooted music style pioneered by Fela Kuti
  • 5. Movement performed rhythmically to music
  • 6. Spring festival famous for clouds of colored powder
  • 9. Indonesian ensemble built around gongs and metallophones
  • 11. Percussion instrument central to many celebrations
  • 12. Brazilian music and dance style linked with Carnival

Down

  • 1. Face covering used in many ceremonial traditions
  • 3. Munich festival associated with beer halls and Bavarian culture
  • 4. Dance associated strongly with Argentina and Uruguay
  • 5. Festival of lights celebrated by millions in South Asia and beyond
  • 7. Public procession during many festivals
  • 8. Japanese custom of viewing cherry blossoms
  • 10. Word completing ___ New Year in many East Asian traditions

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