Winter festival that predates Christmas Crossword Clue

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Winter festival that predates Christmas Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CHRISTMAS (noun)
1. period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
2. a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
FESTIVAL (noun)
1. an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
2. a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

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Down

1. Gaping gullets

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3. Like bell peppers

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7. Common condition for teens

8. Word before date or dance

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12. Burrito dollop

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25. Has another go at

26. Someone who might take their driving test in a Porsche

27. Martial artist who met Richard Nixon at age 11

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29. Hot meal that sounds cold

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32. Sign stuff

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47. Taps, for example

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51. Dry-brining need

52. What square meters measure

53. Where "you can hang out with all the boys," per a 1978 hit

54. See 16-Across

56. Chew like a rodent

57. Verb following "donde"

58. "Do ___" ("Chill out")

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