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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Happy Hanukkah To Our Jewish Friends


Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which coincides with late November-late December on the secular calendar.

 In Hebrew, the word "hanukkah" means “dedication.” The name reminds us that this holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E.

6 comments:

  1. kwanza is not a holiday. it's made up.

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  2. kwanza, hanukkah, that's why we - Americans- can't have Christmas
    send them back to their holy lands to celebrate their traditions, don't force it down my throat

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  3. How about MERRY CHTISTMAS to those of us that aren't.

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  4. Christmas is December 25th. When Christmas arrives we'll be certain to wish you a Merry Christmas.

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  5. Happy Holiday whichever it is that you celebrate. That's what this country is about. Just don't try to take my Christmas traditions from me.

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