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day of the school year It is actually the celebration of
the Jewish new year The Jewish calender, which is
5,753 years old, is set by the moon cycle
The Jewish holidays have been a point of con
tention between Jewish professors and students
because “there is a lack of respect on the part of
UO." said Waxman, co director of the Jewish Stu
dent Union.
Would they dare schedule an exam on Christ
mas, Easter or Good Eriday7" Waxman said "The
first day of classes would never be on Christmas
Contrary to popular belief, Hannukah is not the
Jewish version of Christmas Ezra Bookstem, co
director of JSU. said Hannukah is actually a cele
bration of military victory It signifies a rebellion in
the times of the Syrian control of Jerusalem The
victory was supposed to take place one month ear
lier for Sukkot. but instead it ended Dec 20
Hannukah is actually a celebration of Sukkot.
which is an eight day harvest festival ending Oct
19
For Mexico natives or those of Mexican descenl.
Christmastime means partylime The celebration is
called posadas For posadas, groups of people re
enact the birth day of Jesus Christ Two people in
the group, who dress as Mary and Joseph, go door
to door looking for a place to spend the night.
They are turned down until they come to a pre
chosen house where they are welcomed inside
Then the entire group enters, and a big party is held
with many friends, family members and food
Many Catholic churches in the United States have
posadas and a Spanish mass The mass is Christ
mas Eve at midnight
MEChA member Elizabeth Lopez said her family
has people over to the house and prepares a large
dinner At 9 p m the children are put to bed, then at
midnight they are awoken and they all open their
presents
In Singapore. Christmas is the time to shop Much
like here, Christmas carols begin to be played in the
middle of November, and the buildings are lit up
from basement to top floor as well as the streets
And lucky for students there, the academic year is
finished
"On Christmas, people go to church, even non
Christians." said Shing "Then we party all night with
a sumptuous dinner At Christmas we definitely
have food and lots of parties "
Once Christmas has passed, it's time to get ready
for New Year's preparations to begin In Singapore
both the traditional and Chinese New Year are cel
ebrated This year the Chinese New Year is in Jan
uary, though it can also be in February
Toepholo
Seasonal music is a pari of many celebrations,
such as this performance by Jefferson Middle
School's choir In the EMU last year.
Steve Muraoka, co-director of the Asian/Pacific
American Student Union, said all Asians celebrate
the New Year in one form or another. The Japan
ese follow the regular calender and celebrate in a
similar manner as the United States.
The Vietnamese have a candle dance, and the
the Chinese have a lion dance
"Asian Americans take a little bit from each cul
ture," Muraoka said. "We celebrate our heritage but
still function as Americans "
Although most people automatically think of New
Year's as a time to drink and stay up late, for Jew
ish people it has a different connotation
"Historically, the New Year is when Russians
killed Jews,” Waxman said. "But even in Israel it's a
big holiday that has been Americanized "
Waxman said even though people celebrate the
holiday, rabbis in Israel don't like it and prefer to call
the holiday Sylvester In the United States that
would be like calling it Bob or Tom.
In Germany, New Year's Eve is like our Fourth of
July Cities are lit up by fireworks that can be seen
from anywhere in the city, Alsen said The streets
are empty of cars so that people can walk around
(reefy and the fireworks are used to scare away evil
ghosts for the New Year
It seems as if people everywhere have come to
have some sort of celebration at this time of year In
some countries, the holidays are an excuse to eat
and shop, but in all countries they are a symbol of
family and friends
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