With all the red and green around this time of year, it's easy to forget that Christmas is not the only winter celebration! What winter holiday does your family celebrate?
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I didn't include this as a poll option, but my favorite winter holiday is my birthday on December 28th -- I accept cash, checks, and Starbucks gift cards. ;)
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I answered just Christmas, although we don't have any practicing Jews in my family anymore, I am half Jewish so we do light the menorah each year!
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For a few years my family was celebrating "Hannikulaka", a combination of St. Nicholas Day and Hanukka, defined as the first Saturday in December when it was convenient for everyone to get together.
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My wonderful MIL is from Poland, and they celebrate a version of St. Nicholas Day - so my family celebrates both! @ Hannah Scott - Thank you for asking this question! I really enjoy hearing about the different practices of our multi-cultural families!
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My husband is Dutch and his family did Sinterklaas and presents on Dec. 5. I grew up with both Hannukka and regular Christmas. It's hard trying to preserve our non-Dec 25th traditions since Christmas is so all consuming. We tried to not make Christmas a big deal, but my daughter's (non-religious) preschool talked it up and did Christmas crafts for 2 weeks before the break.
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For those that chose none, I'm curious to know whether that means they don't do anything religious or don't do anything celebratory at all. The only people I know who don't celebrate Christmas at all are Jewish, so they're celebrating Hanukkah.
