Three Festive Holidays

December – Three Festive Holidays CHRISTMAS CHANUKAH (HANUKKAH) KWANZAA Merry Christmas The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25 Correction the website for article from 12-18-16 correct site = http://www.wisegeek.org Chanukah -- December 24, 2016 to January 1, 2017 Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. For kids it is customary to play with a “Dreidel” Since the Chanukah miracle involved oil , it is customary to eat foods fried in oil. The potato latke (pancake) garnished with applesauce or sour cream, and the reigning Israeli favorite is the jelly-filled sufganya (doughnut). Articles data courtesy of: http://www.Chanukah.org http://www.Chabad.org Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday which celebrates...