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Independence Day, also known as the Fourth of July, this year is Friday, July 4, 2025. Labor Day this year is Monday, ...
Purim is a festive holiday, also without a work restriction, near the end of winter. It commemorates the narrow Jewish escape ...
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Christmas and Hanukkah will coincide on December 25, 2024, due to the differences between the solar-based Gregorian calendar and the lunar-based Hebrew calendar. This rare alignment occurs because ...
To Jewish people, however, Hanukkah isn't actually all that religious of a holiday –though because of its proximity to Christmas, it's often assumed the most important Jewish holiday. It's not.
But this was unusual. Usually, Hanukkah occurs in close proximity to Christmas. (“Chrismukah” was popularized on a Simpsons episode in 2003.) ...
The Associated Press reported (archived), "In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day," noting Judaism's eight-day Festival of Lights had only begun on Christmas four times ...
A Chrismukkah miracle as Hanukkah and Christmas coincide Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since 1900.
Christmas and Hanukkah overlap for first time in nearly 20 years; Lancaster Jewish community celebrates ... Updated: 1:06 PM EST Dec 26, 2024 Editorial Standards ⓘ ...
The Christmas and first night of Hanukkah holidays crossed paths on Wednesday for the first time in nearly 20 years. According to the Associated Press, the last time Hanukkah began on Christmas ...
The first day of Hanukkah and Christmas have only coincided a handful of times since 1900, according to the Jewish Federations of North America. The holidays started on the same day in 1910, 1921 ...