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Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two ...
Christmas customs such as the Christmas tree, Christmas decorations, gifts or Christmas dinner were perceived more as a seasonal than a strictly Christian tradition. The proximity of the beginning of the Hanukkah festival to Christmas and the adoption of various traditions such as a decorated tree or gifts led to a mixture of traditions that ...
Although Hanukkah is considered a minor Jewish holiday, Its proximity to Christmas gives it weight. The “Festival of Lights” helped link American Jews to their Christian neighbors while still ...
Because Hanukkah and Christmas fall around the same time of year, people often wonder if Hanukkah is a Jewish version of Christmas. At least religiously speaking, it is not. At least religiously ...
A Hanukkah bush that some Jewish families display in their homes for the duration of Hanukkah and Christmas. [1] [2] It uses a Star of David rather than any Christian-themed decorations. A Hanukkah bush is a bush or tree—real or artificial—that some Jewish families in North America display in their homes for the duration of Hanukkah.
Yes, the first day of Hanukkah is on Christmas this year, Dec. 25. It begins at sundown. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Jan. 2. Why is Hanukkah so late this year? Hanukkah always begins on the 25th ...
Adoration of the Shepherds by Dutch painter Matthias Stomer, 1632. Christmastide, also known as Christide, is a season of the liturgical year in most Christian churches.. For the Catholic Church, Lutheran Church, Anglican Church, Methodist Church and some Orthodox Churches, Christmastide begins on 24 December at sunset or Vespers, which is liturgically the beginning of Christmas Day.
wundervisuals/Getty Images. 4. Playing Dreidel. A dreidel is a tiny spinning top, inscribed with Hebrew letters on its four sides, and it’s used to play the popular Hanukkah game by the same name.