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Extreme Valentine's Day Global Traditions Word Search

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Printable Extreme Valentine's Day Global Traditions Word Search (PDF)

Print this puzzle on a single page: the 15x15 grid and the 14 words to find. Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 14 read backwards. The answer key comes as a separate PDF, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the solution.

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Difficulty Hard
Grid Size 15x15 letters
Total Words 14 hidden terms
Format PDF & Online Play
Directions 7 of 8, 6 backwards
Longest Word Celebration (11 letters)

Love Traditions Around the World: Tanabata, Serenades and Matchmaking

How love and courtship are celebrated in different cultures. Courtship, matchmaking and serenading; betrothal with a dowry and a trousseau; and festivals of heritage and celebration: Japan's Tanabata and Hanami, India's Diwali and the Carnival of Brazil and Venice, with family blessings and festivities.

In Japan, women traditionally give chocolate on February 14, and men reply a month later, on White Day, March 14.

Extreme Valentine's Day Global Traditions Vocabulary: 14 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 14 read backwards. The longest words are Celebration, Festivities and Matchmaking, with 11 letters each.

  • Betrothal: A formal promise to marry.
  • Blessing: Good wishes or approval, often asked of family before a wedding.
  • Carnival: A festival of music, dancing and costumes before Lent.
  • Celebration: A special event to mark a happy occasion.
  • Courtship: The time when a couple gets to know each other before marrying.
  • Diwali: The Hindu festival of lights, celebrated with lamps, sweets and family.
  • Dowry: Money or property a bride's family gave at marriage in many cultures.
  • Festivities: Celebrations and festive events.
  • Hanami: The Japanese custom of picnicking under the cherry blossoms.
  • Heritage: Traditions passed down from earlier generations.
  • Matchmaking: Introducing people who might fall in love.
  • Serenading: Singing love songs to someone, traditionally beneath a window.
  • Tanabata: The Japanese star festival of July 7, about two lovers who meet once a year.
  • Trousseau: The clothes and linens a bride gathered for married life.

How to Solve the Extreme Valentine's Day Global Traditions Word Search

Five words lie on diagonals: "Blessing", "Diwali", "Dowry", with the only Y, "Hanami" and "Heritage". "Courtship", with the only P, "Matchmaking", with the only K, and "Serenading" read backwards. "Celebration", "Festivities", with the only F, and "Betrothal" read across. "Carnival" runs upward; "Tanabata" and "Trousseau" run down.

World Traditions Activities

  • Find where each tradition comes from on a map.
  • Write a Tanabata wish on a paper strip.
  • Ask relatives how they celebrated love or weddings.

Extreme Valentine's Day Global Traditions Word Search FAQ

Who is the Extreme Valentine's Day Global Traditions Word Search for?

Teens, adults and culture lovers.

Which directions do the words run in?

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 14 read backwards. 5 of them are diagonal.

Is there an answer key for the Extreme Valentine's Day Global Traditions Word Search?

Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 14 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.

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