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The Holiday of Hanukkah
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Hanukkah is similar to Christmas in many ways
- We celebrate with our family - It is celebrated in the winter - We open presents - We eat a big meal - We decorate the house - We play games
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Hanukkah is not the same time every year. Some years it is in November, and other years in December. This year, it started on November 27th. It will end December 4th.
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Instead of a Christmas tree, we have a menorah. A menorah holds candles.
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HANUKKAH is for 8 NIGHTS. Every night we LIGHT a CANDLE to remember the history of the JEWISH people.
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We light a candle when the sun goes down and say a special prayer
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Each year I celebrate with my family. We have a big party!
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We eat a special type of food for Hanukkah called LATKES. They are made out of potatoes
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We eat a big meal with our family Christmas Dinner Hanukkah
Dinner
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We decorate the house!
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We eat a special sweet called GELT. It is chocolate wrapped in gold coins
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We play a game called Dreidel. A Dreidel is a spinning top
Spinning Top Dreidel
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we make cookies shaped like dreidels!
Christmas Cookies Hanukkah Cookies
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Hanukkah is a very special holiday for me. We say: