Hanukkah And Family Traditions

While interviewing Michael we got to talking about traditions and holidays. Watching Michael’s eyes light up while talking about his childhood traditions and holidays reminded me of my own. He told me of the different holidays such as a holiday called “Fasching” which started on a Monday and lasted through Ash Wednesday. Michael described it as an, “ongoing party” with carnivals, and parades. On December 6th, St. Nicholas day was another dearly beloved pastime. “All the good little boys and girls would polish their shoes and leave them outside of their bedroom and St. Nick would place presents inside their shoes (Heidenreich).” Lastly, the one I thought to be the most interesting was on Christmas Eve. For my family on Christmas Eve we all get new Christmas pajamas. It’s like getting one gift before the big day, it somehow holds us over until Christmas morning. Well for Michael, he had to work for his Christmas. He was expected to pick out a different Christmas poem every year and memorize and recite it to his family. Michael laughed at the memory, “If it wasn’t perfect my parents would send me away until I had it down perfectly. Once I could recite it perfectly, I would receive ONE gift. Just

Hanukkah or” Chanukah” is an eight day and eight nights Jewish holiday established on the 25 of Kislev (Macaulay).Hanukkah dates are different every year. For 2015 Hanukkah is celebrated on the 6th of December thru December 14th (Chabad). Hanukkah is a celebration of the Jews victory against the Greek and the oil that lasted eight days and eight nights in the Holy Temple (ifcg). The origin of Hanukkah comes from the heroic victory from the Greeks.

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

Waking up early on Christmas was always a thing my brothers and I did when we were younger. What made those moments so special was all the decorating we did in the week before. Decorating the Christmas tree was always one of my favorites. Seeing the same ornaments year after year never got old for me. I remember stringing out the tangled lights we used for the outside of the house all throughout the yard. I would hand my brothers a string of lights as he stood on the ladder supported by the house. I always enjoyed putting up the little snowman and gingerbread houses throughout my living room. As you get older all the decorating and family time seems to decline, so spending time with family on holidays were always

An item specific to my family would be the Buckeye candy. Our family has been making these at Christmas for at least 3 generations. It is special to our family because it has become a tradition among the women who cook them each year.

Hanukkah and Christmas are two very important celebrations to many cultures. Hanukkah is mostly celebrated by the Jewish, whereas Christmas is celebrated by Christians and other members of society that don't have a specific religion. Throughout, this will look at the differences between the two. These being; the religious aspects of them both, the date differences of the celebrations, the cultural background behind them and symbols that represent these celebrations.

Holidays are an important part of every culture in the world. They are times of festivity where friends and family gather together to celebrate special events at different points of the year. Oftentimes these affairs aren’t limited to a single day and each country has their own set of specific rituals that they perform to commemorate the occasion. Many holidays also have religious origins that are a mix of Christian and pagan beliefs.

The word “Hanukkah” translates to dedication, which is a reminder that the holiday commemorates the re-dedication of a holy temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E. In 168 B.C.E the Jewish temple was seized by

Lauren BergMrs. Brandy ZdenekGrade 823 December 2016Informative Writing-The Story of ChanukahChanukah is the eight-day festival of light that begins on the eve of the twenty-fifth of the Jewishmonth of Kislev. It celebrates the triumph of light over darkness, of purity over adulteration, andof spirituality over materiality.................................................................................................................................................................More than 2000 years ago, when Israel was still a part of the Greek-Syrian empire, kingAntiochus lll reigned the land. He had waged war with King Ptolemy of Egypt over thepossession of the Land of Israel. Antiochus III was victorious and the Land of Israel was addedto

My family has many traditions one of them is to make tamales on Christmas Eve so they are ready for Christmas Day. My family stays up on Christmas Eve and we stay up all night till the clock hits 12:00, that is when we start opening presents. Later on we go to sleep/take a nap and wake up so we can do El Nacimiento de Dios. El Nacimiento de Dios is when our family gathers around the setting of where Jesus was born and "we see his birth". We usually do a posada which is huge dinner with many types of Mexican foods like tamales, posole, rice, beans, etc. Each year my grandma, grandma, uncle, aunt, and some cousins come for Christmas from Mexico and we have a family gathering where we meet our family members in which we have not seen for a long

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.

The first tradition that I want to talk about is the Christmas tree. Every year, Iand my family go into the bush to get a tree. We find one that looks good and chop it down and use the top. It’is a lovely tradition. The history of the Christmas tree is really vast and substantial. A look at the history of the tree only shows how extensive this history actually is. According to History.com Christmas trees used to

The Jewish community is distinguished by a rich history, rooted in traditions that have been in place for thousands of years, many customs, and possibly the most are dietary in nature. Foods like potato latkas1, falafel2, and fried doughnuts are traditionally eaten during my favorite festival, Chanukah3, a Jewish festival that commemorates the miracle of the anointing oil that burned for eight days during the rededication process of the Temple in Jerusalem.4

Family traditions can be good or bad, but in my case family traditions are good. I have a couple of family traditions,but I am just going to talk about one of my birthday traditions. My grandma Lynn always makes sure it happens every year. You’re probably wondering what it is, well it is Wizard of Oz night.

Every year we have a tradition at Christmas that dates back to the 1960’s. Each year around Christmas, all three families create a Yule log of their kind. A Yule log is a log-shaped cake eaten during the party before Christmas.