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December 20, 2006
Many Faiths, Communities Celebrate
HANUKKAH
ally begins during November.
Hunukkuh is an eight-day
This year, Hanukkah started
celebration that begins on the at sundown on Friday, Dec.
25th day of the Jewish calen 15 and continues through sun
dar month of Kislev, which down on Saturday, Dec. 23.
usually falls during the month
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Hanukkah (also commonly
spelled “C hanukah” ) means
“re d e d ic a tio n ” in H ebrew .
The holiday commemorates an
event that occurred 23 centu
ries ago, marking the survival
of Judaism.
Often called the Festival of
Lights, Hanukkah is one of the
best known and most joyous
holidays for the Jewish com
munity. While not a particu
larly important religious occa
sion, Hanukkah is a special
time for gathering and cel
e b ra tin g w ith fam ily and
friends.
CHRISTMAS
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Day is an annual holiday that
marks the traditional birthdate
o f Jesus o f Nazareth. C hrist
mas combines the celebration
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o f Jesus' birth with various
secular traditions and customs,
many o f which were influ
enced by ancient winter festi
vals. Christmas traditions in
clude the display of Nativity
scenes and Christmas trees,
the exchange o f gifts and
cards, and the arrival of Santa
Claus on Christmas Eve. Popu
lar Christmas themes include
the promotion of goodwill, giv
ing, compassion and quality
family time.
Christmas Day falls on Mon
day, Dec. 25. It is preceded by
Christmas Eve on Dec. 24, Some
Eastern Orthodox Churches cel
ebrate Christmas on Jan. 7.
Christmas is celebrated in
most countries around the world,
owing to the spread of Chris
tianity and Western culture,
along with the enduring popu
larity of wintertime celebrations.
KWANZAA
Kwanzaa is a non-religious
A frican A m erican holiday,
which celebrates family, com
munity and culture. It is cel
ebrated for seven days: Dec. 26
through Jan 1.
Dr. Maulana Karenga, pro-
fessor and chairman of Black
Studies at California State Uni
versity, Long Beach, created
Kwanzaa in 1966.
The name Kwanzaa is de
rived from the phrase “matunda
ya kwanza" which means "first
lights one of the candles on
the Kinara (candleholder), then
one of the seven principles is
d iscu ssed . The p rin cip les,
called the Nguzo Saba (seven
principles in Swahili) are val
ues of African culture, which
fruits” in Swahili. Each family
celebrates Kwanzaa in its own
way, but celebrations often in
clude songs and dances, Afri
can drums, storytelling, poetry
reading and a large traditional
meal.
On each of the seven nights,
the family gathers and a child
contribute to building and re
inforcing community among
African Americans. Kwanzaa
also has seven basic symbols,
which represent values and
concepts reflective of A fri
can culture. An African feast,
called a Karamu, is held on
Dec. 31.
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