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It's Not Just Hanukkah That Rehovot Folks Celebrate
Religions blended in together in Rehovot
Traditions and religious celebrations are prevalent this time of year worldwide, and Rehovot is no exception. Rehovot families are preparing a number of festivities this holiday season. And while Hanukkah is the best-known Jewish holiday this time of year, other faiths and cultures have their own distinct celebrations.
Rehovot jews just started to celebrate Hanukkah, Chanukah, focusing on the "Feast of Dedication" and "Festival of Lights." This is an eight-day observance that recalls a miracle in the Jerusalem temple during a war fought by the Maccabees in the cause of religious freedom.
Temple candles only had enough oil to burn for a single day, yet they burned for eight days. Hanukkah starts today, on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev and will last for eight days and nights.
The lighting of the menorah is the most important Hanukkah tradition. The menorah is a candelabrum with nine stands. On each night of Hanukkah, a candle is lit.
On the first night of Hanukkah, one candle is lit, on the second night, two, and so on. The shammus, or the large middle candle, always remains lit, and it is used to light the eight other candles. The candles are added from right to left, but lit from left to right.
Christmas is another holiday observed by Rehovotees. It is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. Christmas festivities often combine the commemoration of Jesus' birth with various secular customs, many of which have been influenced by earlier winter festivals.
The date as a birth date for Jesus is traditional, and is not considered to be his actual date of birth. Christians in the West celebrate Christmas Dec. 25 (Jen. 7 for Christian Ortodox such as Russians and Greek), as the day when the Yeshua of Nazareth, Jesus Christ, was born. He is regarded by most Christians as a deity and savior of humanity.
...From a social or cultural aspect, Christmas has become more commercial. Rehovot Arts and Book shops opened their Christmas New Year Fairs full of new year plastic trees, all types decorations and lights.
Based on: It's not just Christmas that folks celebrate. By Dana Eversole. Press special writer (13 Dec 2007) [FullText]
Traditions and religious celebrations are prevalent this time of year worldwide, and Rehovot is no exception. Rehovot families are preparing a number of festivities this holiday season. And while Hanukkah is the best-known Jewish holiday this time of year, other faiths and cultures have their own distinct celebrations.
Rehovot jews just started to celebrate Hanukkah, Chanukah, focusing on the "Feast of Dedication" and "Festival of Lights." This is an eight-day observance that recalls a miracle in the Jerusalem temple during a war fought by the Maccabees in the cause of religious freedom.
Temple candles only had enough oil to burn for a single day, yet they burned for eight days. Hanukkah starts today, on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev and will last for eight days and nights.
The lighting of the menorah is the most important Hanukkah tradition. The menorah is a candelabrum with nine stands. On each night of Hanukkah, a candle is lit.
On the first night of Hanukkah, one candle is lit, on the second night, two, and so on. The shammus, or the large middle candle, always remains lit, and it is used to light the eight other candles. The candles are added from right to left, but lit from left to right.
Christmas is another holiday observed by Rehovotees. It is an annual holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus. Christmas festivities often combine the commemoration of Jesus' birth with various secular customs, many of which have been influenced by earlier winter festivals.
The date as a birth date for Jesus is traditional, and is not considered to be his actual date of birth. Christians in the West celebrate Christmas Dec. 25 (Jen. 7 for Christian Ortodox such as Russians and Greek), as the day when the Yeshua of Nazareth, Jesus Christ, was born. He is regarded by most Christians as a deity and savior of humanity.
...From a social or cultural aspect, Christmas has become more commercial. Rehovot Arts and Book shops opened their Christmas New Year Fairs full of new year plastic trees, all types decorations and lights.
Based on: It's not just Christmas that folks celebrate. By Dana Eversole. Press special writer (13 Dec 2007) [FullText]
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