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holiday
Special day of celebration or time off
generous
Willing to give and share unstintingly
mistletoe
Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white
presents
Gifts wrapped for birthdays and holidays
Christmas
Holiday celebrated on December 25
nativity
The theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father
decorate
To make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc
evergreen
A plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
Hanukkah
An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
latkes
Made of grated potato and egg with a little flour (plural)
Kwanza
A festival featuring African-American culture
religious
A member of a ___ order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience
celebration
The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
incense
A substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
ceremony
A formal event performed on a special occasion
ornaments
Something used to beautify (plural)
countries
A politically organized body of people under a single government (plural)
traditions
An inherited pattern of thought or action (plural)

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