| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| GOODFRIDAY | Pre-Easter observance |
| GOODFRIDAY | Observance before Easter |
| PALMSUNDAY | Observance one week before Easter |
| LENT | Ash Wednesday-to-Easter observance |
| ASCENSION | Observance on the 40th day after Easter |
| FASTOFESTHER | Pre-Purim observance |
| wicca | a religion influenced by pre-Christian beliefs and practices of western Europe that affirms the existence of supernatural power (as magic) and of both male and female deities who inhere in nature and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles |
