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2. Jews and Christmas - Wikipedia

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   Throughout the history of Christianity, Jewish peoples have been historically religious minorities in countries that were majority or even officially Christian. Over time, a unique relationship evolved between the Jews and the major Christian holiday of Christmas, including the creation of separate traditions and the intersection of Hanukkah and Christmas, among other convergences.

3. What Is Hanukkah and Why Do We Celebrate It? - AOL

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   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. Whereas Christmas ...

4. When Is Hanukkah, or the 'Festival of Lights,' in 2023? - AOL

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   With Christmas as the main event for many around the world, you may have assumed that Hanukkah is the Jewish version of Christmas. After all, there are similar traditions between the two, like ...

5. Chrismukkah - Wikipedia

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   Modern Jewish families in particular adopted elements of the Christmas tradition in the Hanukkah festival. For example, Hanukkah gifts or money became common in the 19th century. [7] Many families from the assimilated German-Jewish bourgeoisie celebrated Christmas directly as a purely secular winter festival.

6. No, Hanukkah is not 'Jewish Christmas.' But sometimes it ...

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   As compared with other Jewish Holidays, Hanukkah is still somewhat muted, with less gravitas than, say, Yom Kippur or Passover, and not equal in weight to Christmas for Christians.

7. Christmas - Wikipedia

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   The German St. Nikolaus is not identical with the Weihnachtsmann (who is the German version of Santa Claus / Father Christmas). St. Nikolaus wears a bishop's dress and still brings small gifts (usually candies, nuts, and fruits) on 6 December and is accompanied by Knecht Ruprecht.

8. When is Hanukkah this year and why is it so late? Jewish ...

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   Hanukkah starts on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day roughly once every 15 years. Since 1900, there have been five years that the first night of Hanukkah began on Christmas Day : 2024, 2005, 1959 ...

9. Christmas Eve - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. Evening or entire day before Christmas Day For other uses, see Christmas Eve (disambiguation). "Christmas night" redirects here. For the album, see Christmas Night. "Nochebuena" redirects here. For the decorative plant, see Pointsettia. For other uses, see Noche Buena (disambiguation ...