Hanukkah: The Festival Of Lights

Passover begins on the sunset marking the start of the 15th day of Nisan, the first month of the Jewish calendar. It commemorates the covenant between God and the Jewish people. Over 3,000 years ago,

Passover is one of the oldest festivals in the world. This festival falls in spring, in the first month of the Hebrew year, called Nisan (March-April), and lasts for eight days, from the fifteenth to the twenty-third. It commemorates the release of the Israelites from Egypt and the fact that God “passed over” their houses when he sought the first-born in that land.

Hannukah has much history behind it, since back in time it has represented the “rededication of the holy temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E. (The Origin of Hannukah) It begins on the 25th day of Kinslev on the Hebrew calendar according to Judaism 101. This ritual is also referred to as The Festival of Lights. Each night of the celebration, a candle is lighted on the Menorah, after the sun setsand sacred blessing are recited. The Menorah holds up to nine candles, the ninth one is used to light the other eight earning the name helper. “The story of Hanukkah does not appear in the Torah because the events that inspired the holiday occurred after it was written. It is, however, mentioned in the New Testament, in which Jesus attends a Feast of Dedication.” (The Origin of

The residents of the annex use too much electricity and exceed their ration. Anne begins to feel that Mr. Dussel is a strict disciplinarian and has too many opinions about etiquette. She writes that it is very difficult being “the badly brought-up center of attention in a family of nitpickers.” Hanukkah and St. Nicholas Day come on almost the same day, so the annex holds two celebrations. They light the Hanukkah candles for only ten minutes, since candles are in short supply. For St. Nicholas Day, Father hides a basket filled with presents and a mask of Black Peter in a cabinet.

Kwanzaa comes at the time of many African harvest feasts, in December, and is a time to be renewed in your community and proud of your joint achievements. The gifts that are given should be handmade or functional such as books, although gifts are not required, nor should they be given if they present an undue hardship. Kwanzaa is not a Christmas substitute but for those who find it more meaningful to them, it presents an option of participation during the holiday season.

Jewish American Heritage Month celebrates the achievements of Jewish Americans, fosters pride among the American Jewish community, and aims to educate and enlighten a wider audience about the achievements

Hanukkah is a Jewish tradition that starts on December 6 and lasts 8 days. The Menorah, a traditional candle stand that holds 9 candles, is lit. One candle is lit on the first day, two on the second and so forth, eight of the candles each represent a day and the ninth is used to light the others. Another tradition during Hanukkah is a game played with a Dreidel, a clay spinning top with a different symbol on each face. The game is played by gambling on which side will end up facing upward.

In case you did not know Hanukkah is a religious holiday that jewish people celebrate. Instead of Christmas they celebrate Hanukkah. Secondly, the first Hanukkah started in 138 BCE. The first Hanukkah was held in a temple.

Traditions are a constant in every culture. A tradition is considered a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting (Shiraev & Levy, 2013). Jewish traditions include holidays, such as Yom Kippur, Hanukah, Shabbat, Passover, wedding ceremonies and receptions, and bar or bat mitzvahs. Beth explained and described Yom Kippur’s history and importance. Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. It signifies atonement and repentance. It is a 25-hour period of fasting and prayer,

Kwanzaa is celebrated by millions throughout the African community. It was created by Dr. Maulana Karenga, he was a professor of black studies during the time of the civil right movement. The reason for this annual celebration is to honor the values of ancient African cultures. It was originally based from Kwanza, year-end festival that have been taking place in Africa for thousands of year. It is also used to inspire African Americans to make a progress in the United States. During Kwanzaa, special candles are used, there’s seven of them, and each night during Kwanzaa a candle is lit. The seven candles each have a meaning, for example; Unity, Self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.

1972 the true story of a family and different families later to become one big family, had to live for 2 years in an annex because of world war 2 and their names our Mr & Mrs van daan, Mr & Mrs Frank, miep, Anne, Margot and Peter last but not least Mr. Dussel. They all lived together for 2 years until 1945 where they were caught and taken to a concentration camp and were sadly killed.

The Passover in Hebrew is known as Pesach. It begins in the Sunset of Monday, April 10, 2017, and ends at the nightfall of Tuesday, April 18, 2017. The Pesach is depicted in the book of Exodus 12:23. It describes the day when God passed over Israelites. During the Passover, the Israelites usually celebrate their Liberation from the Egyptian bondage. This is when God delivered them from slavery in Egypt. The Passover is also considered to be one of the most theologically important holidays in the Jewish calendar. It normally goes for eight days but in other communities, it lasts for only one week. The Jews are prohibited to eat any bread or leavened food. They are only allowed

In the midst of the holiday season, I volunteered with the Delta Gems service group for a Kwanzaa event. The event was the day after Christmas, which is the first day of Kwanzaa. The first day of Kwanzaa is Umoja, which celebrates unity in the community, households, and nation and race. Kwanzaa is holiday that spans from December 26 to January 1. During the 7 days, African - Americans celebrate their cultural heritage and family values.

My family has a tradition every year we go to the celebration of lights in oshkosh. We used to go on Thanksgiving but the past few years it hasn’t been open till the day after. We went last Sunday because every Sunday we have family dinner. They have different scenes and some of the scenes move to music. There is charlie brown scenes, there are caroler scenes,there are all different types of scenes. But my favorite of all the scenes are the two scenes at the end. The first scene is on a concession hut so that it looks like a house. They have little arches and a tree on the outside along with a lot of other decorations. They have a specific station you turn on the radio and the houses lights flash to the beats. The second one is three christmas

Thanksgiving is the celebration of harvest, we celebrate this day each year as a day to reflect on blessings we have been given and for the great harvest throughout the year. Christmas is celebration of the birth of Christ, although over the years it has became more of a holiday focused around awaiting for Santa to arrive and leave gifts under the Christmas tree. The Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays seem to have both lost their initial meaning throughout the years, we now celebrate them in the ways we choose to rather than how they use to be celebrated.