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Across 2. In Madrid, it is said this animal first learned of Jesus's birth. 4. Children of Oslo await Julenisse a _____ bearing gifts on Christmas Eve. 7. Seattle residents can enjoy these Christmas songs on the Spirit of Seattle. 8. Children of Venice leave these for Babbo Natale in the city's red mailboxes. 11. Even these desert dwelling plants are dressed with Christmas lights in the Botanical gardens in Las Vegas. 12. Chicago residents add these to the lion statues at the Art Institute. 13. A traditional Christmas fish dish for those in Prague. 14. Residents of Bratislava go ______ on Saint Stephen's Day on the 26th of December. 16. In Dublin, this is left burning in the window to indicate a good family lives here. 18. In Sydney, Santa delivers presents with the help of six white _______. 20. A tradition in Barcelona is the Tio de Nadal, a _____ wrapped in blankets and fed candy. On Christmas Eve, children hit the ____ to get gifts to fall out of the ____. 21. For over 100 years, Boston residents have received a Christmas tree from the city of Halifax as a sign of _______ and appreciation for help Boston provided in 1917. 23. Starting in December, these can be seen exploding in the Montreal sky. 24. Málaga residents enjoy seeing the bélen, scenes depicting the _______ or birth of Christ. 26. The people of Helsinki like to decorate their houses with _______, especially hyacinths. 30. One of the traditions in Athens is to decorate a toy _____ as tribute to the sea. 31. In Amsterdam, the Festival of _____ runs from the beginning of December to the end of January. 32. Copenhagen residents decorate the streets with characters from Hans Christian Anderson's _____ tales. 33. In Warsaw, _____ dishes are placed on the table to represent each apostle. 34. The people of Brussels can enjoy ______, along with chocolate, mussels, and fries at the stalls at the Christmas fair. 36. In Moscow, towns made of this appear in the middle of December. 37. Parisians are said to be able to see one of these haunt the Boulevard de Temple before Christmas. 39. Residents of Mexico City break open piñatas shaped like this heavenly object for Christmas.

Down 1. According to a memorial stone in Riga, the world's first this was set up in the Town Hall in 1510. 3. In Rome, street musicians are dressed as these sheep watching farmers. 4. In Budapest, the baby Jesus brings these to children. 5. This can be heard in the Hamburg City Hall Square starting at the end of November. 6. The world's largest _____ Christmas tree can be found in the Roderigo de Freitas Lagoon in Rio. 9. Toronto holds the Santa Claus _____ on the third Sunday of November. 10. People in New York occasionally go ice-skating in Central ___. 15. 3D fairy tales are projected on the walls of the Vilnius ______ starting the first day of Christmas. 17. In Edinburgh, this traditional sheep stomach meal is served along with whiskey. 19. The first performance of The ______ Ballet took place in Saint Petersburg in 1892. 22. The main dish on December 23 in Reykjavik is skate, or fermented ________. 25. In London, people swim in the cold water of Serpentine Lake for the Peter Pan ___. 27. Kiev residents go caroling in hopes of obtaining these from houses. 28. Children in Berlin leave these in front of the door/fireplace on December 6th in hopes of sweets. 29. In Munich, Krampus is said to give disobedient children ______. 35. In Stockholm, life-sized figurines of these, the national animal, are decorated with garland. 38. In Rovaniemi, Joulupukki lives in Korvatunni translated as Ear Fell for its resemblance to _____ ears.