GREETINGS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS


The month of December –

Three Festive Holidays


CHRISTMAS
CHANUKAH (Hanukkah)
KWANZAA





Christmas –
The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth, held on December 25
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Chanukah -- the eight-day festival of light that begins on the eve of the 24th of the Jewish month of Kislev – Kindling of the menorah is the focal point of the Chanukah holiday
December 24, 2016 to January 1, 2017
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Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday which celebrates family, community and culture. Celebrated from 26 December thru 1 January
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