For the Week ending 12/23/11
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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a hot drink that is made with wine, beer, or cider, spices, sugar, and usu. baked apples and is traditionally served in a large bowl esp. at Christmastime
The _______ bowl is thought to stem from celebrations of the solstice by Celtic people. |
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a gum used for perfume or incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
The Eastern Orthodox Church uses oil scented with _______ for certain sacraments. |
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exhibition or spectacle often with music that consists of a series of tableaux, of a loosely unified drama, or of a procession
In many schools and churches, children will perform a Christmas _______. |
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period extending from mid-December into the early New Year.
_______ was originally a pagan festival celebrated in Germany, around the time of the winter solstice. |
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a European semi parasitic green shrub with thick leaves, small yellowish flowers, and waxy-white glutinous berries
" _______ is hung at Christmas, and men may kiss the ladies beneath it, plucking a berry each time. When the berries are gone the privilege ceases. |