A Global Affair

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This puzzle is a celebration of world culture, with clues drawn from global festivals, international traditions, and geography.
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Across

  • 2A
    Rhythmic beat, like at Carnaval
  • 5A
    Gathering for Hogmanay, perhaps
  • 6A
    Mardi Gras event, e.g.
  • 8A
    What a spectacular fireworks display inspires
  • 9A
    Faith that celebrates Eid al-Fitr
  • 10A
    Ceremony like Holi or a bar mitzvah
  • 11A
    Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of ___

Down

  • 1D
    Gain through one's own efforts
  • 2D
    Like a bull from the Vatican?
  • 3D
    Oblivious, like some tourists at the Running of the Bulls
  • 4D
    Champs-___, site of a Bastille Day parade
  • 7D
    DJ's new spin on an old track