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symbol of the Catholic faith
TRADITION
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a candle on the Menorah (can
dlestn k) lor the eight days ot Ha
nukkah and exchange presents
each night. Greenfield said
You don t have to give pre
sents. she said ‘1 think it is a
result of commercialism More
large scale presents (for kids) is
the recent thing In the past it
was much more ot a religious
holiday It there were gifts, they
were usually small
We usually eat traditional
food during Hanukkeh like potato
itkas We eat them until you
can t eat any more
Hanukkah ts the celebration
ot the rededication of the Jerusa
lem Temple that was taken ovor
by the Syrians It is called tho
festival of Lights because the oil
in the Temple burned rmracu
lously tor eight days instead ot
one
South of the border, the Mexi
cans celebrate Christmas as do
many Catholics around the
world, but they add a new twist
to the dea of Santa Claus
In University student Manuel
Ibarras house. Christmas is a
time for the family to get together
and eat and drink
We go lo Mass at 12 am
and after Mass the whole family
stays up late eating and drinking
until early in the mornmg
We don't usually exchange
presents on Christmas, but on
Jan 6, the three kings bring pre
sents for the kids. Ibarra ex
plained Those three kings are
the equivalent ol Santa Claus,
and they, like Santa bring pre
sents to the good boys and girls
LCC student Maria Uquillas
tells about Christmas at her
home m Quito, Equador
We usually buy a Christmas
tree each year and decorate it
and put a nativity '.cene under
it, she said M rking nativity
scenes is a contest in Quito
About 40 years ago. people
would fill an entire room m their
house with the scene
Peoplo try to build a nativity
scene that resembles Quito and
its mountains, valleys and rivers
The figures are made out of cm
ramie and are sold in many
stores The result is like a mix
ture of Israel and Quito
Uquillas explained
Nine days before Christmas,
nine families get together each
night to pray and enjoy each oth
«r s company
On the 24th, my family likes
to D«i atone and wo pray toguth
or and put the baby Jesus in the
manger in the nativity scene to
sign ty the night he was born,'
she said
Presents are exchanged that
night when the children receive
their gifts Jesus is the one who
we were told gave us our pre
sents when wo were little,
Uqillas explained Similar to
Santa Claus, then, Jesus gave
the parents the money to buy
presents for their children
Santa Claus is just in the do
partment stores in Quito, she
said It is not very popular with
the people, but it is growing w th
commercialism
The holiday season in Japan
for Kyoko Kaneko ICC student,
is mostly centered around her
country s New Year
At my house, my mother
usually buys a Christmas cake to
celebrate the holiday, Kaneko
said We have a special dinner
and just enjoy Christmas day
We usually don't have school oft
and people have to work on tf ■
day
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