Happy Chanukah from Highmoon Media Productions

[HalWhitewyrm]

Hello. I just wanted to take a moment to wish all those of us who celebrate it a very Happy Chanukah!

May the miracles of those days be repeated in our times. Have a wonderful time with your family and loved ones, and may you eat many, many latkes, jelly donuts and buñuelos (and if you don't know what buñuelos are, track down a Sephardim and ask!).

HAPPY CHANUKAH!​

 

[fafhrd]

See the problem with posts like this is that now I'm really hungry.
Thanks and happy holidays.

 

[diaglo]

i am not grating the potatoes this year by hand.

 

[HalWhitewyrm]

Ouch! I think the latke mix is OK, though homemade ones are definitely excellent! Perhaps I'll get some tonight at the shul's party.

I LOVE Chanukah.

 

[Ao the Overkitty]

Mmmmmmmmm. homemade latkes. Yum.

You're making me hungry, and I just had lunch.

 

[Sebastian Francis]

In a similar spirit, I wish to take a moment to wish all my fellow Christians a Merry Christmas as you celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus, during this season of Advent and into Christmas itself.

Peace on earth, and good tidings to all men and women.

 

[Wombat]

(best Homer voice) Mmmm, latkes ... ***glllaaalllaalllll***

Peace and light on each of your homes, no matter what holiday you celebrate

(...sez the guy who has to hussle up cards to Hannakuh, Christmas, Birth of Mithra, J/Yule, Kwanzaa, Sunreturn, and a couple others so all his friends are happy...)

 

[Captain Howdy]

(best Homer voice) Mmmm, latkes ... ***glllaaalllaalllll***

Peace and light on each of your homes, no matter what holiday you celebrate

(...sez the guy who has to hussle up cards to Hannakuh, Christmas, Birth of Mithra, J/Yule, Kwanzaa, Sunreturn, and a couple others so all his friends are happy...)

All those holidays listed right next to eachother got me thinking... Why is it that there are so many religious holidays all in the same month or season? I think that it would either be coincidence, or (more likely) that it's the middle of winter and everything is cold, dark, and kind of dismal; so people want a reason to celebrate something...
I'm not really questioning the backgrounds of any holiday; I just though it was kind of weird how there are so many all in the little space of time.
Can you tell I'm bored?
Anyway, happy holidays (all of them)!

 

[talinthas]

well, Christmas co-opts a pagan holiday that took place around the same time, and Hanukah commemorates an event, and as such probably commemorates the date of their war. Diwali is most definately a harvest festival, but that coincides with other harvest fests like Halloween more than it does with christmas. and shouldn't this post be in the off topic forum?

 

[DarkSoldier]

Hanukah commemorates an event, and as such probably commemorates the date of their war.

Chanukah celebrates the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem, following the battle between the Maccabees and the Seleucid King Antiochus IV Epiphanes ca. 165 BCE. According to the Talmud, after removing the idols and materiel dedicated to Zeus, the Maccabees only found enough purified olive oil for the lamps for a single night, but the oil burned for eight nights.

I had to consult Wikipedia for the details, but that's why. FYI, the dreidel (the wooden top) has no religious significance; it's purely a gambling tool.