December words

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. The legendary patron saint of children (5)
  2. 5. A plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year (9)
  3. 7. Ball of burning gas shining in the night sky (4)
  4. 8. A festival featuring African-American culture (7)
  5. 9. United States rock star (5)

Down

  1. 2. The season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas (6)
  2. 3. An eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC (8)
  3. 4. A candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation (7)
  4. 6. Stick of wax with a wick in the middle (6)