Funny New Years Jewish Hanukkah Resolutions
November 25, 2021
Effectually the world, people celebrate festivals with specific traditions and community. When people come to Canada, depending on the food and plants available, they accommodate and utilize what's attainable for traditions. I important element of these festivals is the use of forms of lite.
Through the ages, people have gathered together around fire and light in all its forms. Burn down offers warmth, heat to cook with, and protection. Light in nature is used for all kinds of purposes. Moonlight and the stars help marker fourth dimension and aid in navigation while the sun is an essential office of life and growth. Humans seek out light as it provides comfort, the ability to encounter and the energy to grow food and plants. Light is celebrated as a symbol of hope because in times of darkness, people wish and pray for light and its reassurance. Therefore, information technology makes sense that many holidays and observances are celebrated with lights every bit role of their tradition. People in our communities and neighbourhoods around the earth gloat with the sparkle and bang of fireworks, the condolement of a single candle'southward flame, the crackle of flames from an open fire, a lit lantern or the twinkle of lights from decorated boughs of an evergreen or even a palm tree!
Light weaves a common thread to unite people from north to south, e to west in the commemoration of many festivals including: Indigenous observances, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Lunar New year, Ramadan/Eid-ul-fitr. Journey with our volunteers and friends from the Children's International Learning Centre (CILC) as we acquire of celebrations and observances by seeing a snapshot of cultural nuances through their optics with the RBG at Home web log.
Hanukkah
(November 28th – December 6th)
Ethan Sniderman (he/him), Form 10 educatee, Friend of the Children's International Learning Centre
For my family and me, Hanukkah is a time to appreciate friends and family, who all gather to celebrate this joyous festival. At a time of the yr when we are experiencing more than darkness in nature with each passing mean solar day, information technology is satisfying to light candles and celebrate this Festival of Lights. It's not merely a one day holiday, either. Hanukkah lasts for eight days and each night we add a candle until our Hanukkah menorahs/hanukkiah (candle holder) are fully lit on the terminal culminating night. In ancient times, the flames were lit with a wick in pure olive oil and there is a miracle associated with this vacation. Let's take a look at that.
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the historic victory of the Maccabees (pocket-sized Jewish ground forces) over the larger Syrian army. Embedded in that story is the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem being reclaimed afterwards it was ransacked by Rex Antiochus'due south army. The Jewish Maccabees cleaned upwards the mess in the Temple and restored information technology to order. However, there was only one vial of pure olive oil to calorie-free the seven-branched menorah. They thought this 1 vial would only last for one mean solar day and it would accept eight days to make more oil. With faith, the Jews lit the menorah anyhow and miraculously, that one vial lasted for the total eight days! From then on, the menorah could e'er remain lit.
The miracle of the oil means that the foods we swallow on Hanukkah are delicious fried foods. Grated potatoes and onions are fried into well-baked and golden pancakes called latkes and served with apple tree sauce or sour cream, depending on your preference. In Israel and around the world, jelly-filled fried donuts chosen 'souvganiot' are served to the delight of many. These tasty treats remind me of what Hanukkah is about- the miracle of the oil. Information technology too makes me curious nigh the plants we have that provide us with oil for cooking. Hither in Canada, we don't establish olive trees, only nosotros do have sunflower, canola, rapeseed (from the mustard family) and corn plants. These plants all produce oils which nosotros employ for cooking. Without them, we wouldn't be able to make latkes and souvganiot for Hanukkah.
Decorating your habitation for Hanukkah is something that is fun and uplifting. Traditionally, the colours of the Jewish holidays are white/silver, blue and yellow/gold. Flowers are e'er a lovely decoration and you may be able to discover some in the Hanukkah colour theme. Some examples of these flowers are cornflowers, Hoary alyssum, Coreopsis and marigold.
Sometimes, because of giving and receiving presents, information technology is difficult to remember why we have this holiday. But, by eating latkes and playing the dreidel (spinning top) game, we have reminders of the miracle. The dreidel is a four-sided pinnacle with a Hebrew letter on each side. The letters spell out Nesh Gadol Hayah Shem, which means A Great Miracle Happened There (Jerusalem) so nosotros remember the miracle. Dreidels in Israel say Nesh Gadol Hayah Po – A Great Miracle Happened Here.
Nosotros take this vacation because people like the Maccabees were able to stand up up and fight for their behavior. In dark times, we celebrate light and hope which Hanukkah teaches.
Picket for upcoming web log posts from our friends at the CILC:
| Celebration/Observance: | Date of Celebration/Observance | Date |
| Christmas | December 25, Orthodox Christmas: January 7 | January half-dozen, 2022 |
| Kwanzaa | December 26–Jan 1 | December 27, 2021 |
| Lunar New Twelvemonth | February ane–15 | February 1, 2021 |
| Ramadan/ Eid-ul-fitr | April two–May 2, 2022, Eid-May 2, 2022 | April 4, 2022 |
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