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Halloween Around the World
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Across
- Target of medieval European cakes baked to commemorate the departed (4)
- Stone vault cleaned and polished before candlelit vigils (4)
- Lavish spread prepared so both the living and returning souls can dine (5)
- Wardrobe change meant to fool malevolent entities into passing you by (7)
- Tiered household structure loaded with fruit, photos, and fragrant incense (5)
- Residue left behind after ritual blazes ward off wandering phantoms (3)
- Graveyard-dwelling creature rooted in ancient Arabian folklore (5)
Down
- Essential component of an ossuary display or a Day of the Dead motif (4)
- Crepuscular flyer long associated with vampire lore across Europe (3)
- Practice traditional disguise, as in Newfoundland folk visits around holidays (3)
- Mexican home altar designed to welcome deceased relatives on their annual visit (7)
- Baked staple, often shaped with bone-like dough ridges, honored on ofrendas (5)
- Departed forebear commemorated with family toasts and placed portraiture (8)
- Scottish and Irish predecessor to trick-or-treating involving songs or jokes for food (7)
- Sweet medium molded into decorative skulls for Mexican festivities (5)
- Unseen essence welcomed back into homes with prayers and warm hospitality (6)
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