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[Anonymous No.]

Happy Chanukkah /jp/!

[Anonymous No.]

First night.

[Anonymous No.]

More like CHENukkah, right?

I'm trying to make it on-topic.

[Anonymous No.]

My familie was killed by a pack of hungry Jews, you motherfucker.

[Anonymous No.]

What about Chihayanukka?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10184916
You too my friend!!!

[Anonymous No.]

Moots favorite

[hatsune mikunakah No.]

but will shinto clause cum presents down my chimney?

[Anonymous No.]

>>10185035
Still over 5 million to go before you're even close to our level.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10184916
Don't force your religious bullshit on me!

[Anonymous No.]

and merry Goymas to you, OP.

[Anonymous No.]

Chappy Chanukkah to you too!

Why do I never see you posting about Passover or Rosh Hashanah though?

[Anonymous No.]

Thank you very much!
A Happy Chanukkah to you as well!

Tonight is the second night!

I couldn't find anything Touhou and Chanukkah/Jewish related anywhere like in the Christmas thread, so have a Sanae. Some of her spellcards reference the old testament and Passover.

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>>10185035
Consider this: A pack of wild Niggers.
Controlled by the jew.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10189036

Did you remember to say the שהחינו in addition to the regular prayers?

Only chanukah image I know of.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10189180
I am currently far away from my home and family, alone in a small apartment. I don't really have anything to light or anyone to say prayers with. So I wasn't really planning on doing much, perhaps just saying the basic prayer.

But now I realize that I have you to sing and celebrate with, /jp/.
No, I did not yet say the שהחינו, but I will now. I feel that now it will be especially relevant.
Thank you /jp/.

[Anonymous No.]

Yes it is second night sorry for not saying earlier.

[Anonymous No.]

Do I just say happy Chanukkah? I don't celebrate but I want to be festive.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10191224
Donate some cash to the nearest synagogue as reparations.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10191224
As long as you are spreading good cheer, it's all good!
I'm sure some denizens of /jp/ would be very happy to simply hear a "Happy Chanukkah" from another /jp/er.

[Anonymous No.]

>>10191224
Thank you friend

[Anonymous No.]

Tonight is the third night!

[Anonymous No.]

>>10188928
They aren't as "festive" as Chanukkah.
Chanukkah doesn't have much religious importance or connotations connected to it, so it can be more mainstream and fun for all!

[Anonymous No.]

Why are there presents on Chanukkah? When was that first done because the actual event has nothing to do with gifts.

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>>10195221
I don't think you have to give presents, it just became a tradition at some point in time.

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>>10195221
>In North America especially, Hanukkah gained increased importance with many Jewish families in the latter half of the 20th century, including large numbers of secular Jews, who wanted a Jewish alternative to the Christmas celebrations that often overlap with Hanukkah. Though it was traditional among Ashkenazi Jews to give "gelt" or money coins to children during Hanukkah, in many families this has changed into gifts in order to prevent Jewish children from feeling left out of the Christmas gift giving.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah

One could argue that the original true Christmas wasn't about gift-giving either and comes from a pagan holiday.
Basically as Christmas became more commercialized, especially in the states, Jewish children started to feel left out during the holidays. So more secular Jews started to bring the gift-giving aspect to Chanukkah so their kids could get presents during the holidays too. Since the holiday dates usually overlap, it worked out well.
Originally Chanukkah wasn't too big or important and not much was given out, but there was a movement to bring the holiday up as a Jewish alternative to Christmas so everyone can participate in holiday cheer!

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>>10195263
>Though it was traditional among Ashkenazi Jews to give "gelt" or money coins to children during Hanukkah, in many families this has changed into gifts in order to prevent Jewish children from feeling left out of the Christmas gift giving.
hehehe

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>>10195263
Christmas became a gift holiday because we wanted to move Three Kings Day to a better day.

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>>10195277
Interesting!
I remember hearing that the dates were supposedly messed up, but I never knew too much about the subject. Thank you for telling me.

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>>10195321
Places that still celebrate Three Kings Day (mostly South America) don't have Christmas presents.

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>>10196255
Couldn't they celebrate both?

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>>10196265
Christmas has nothing to do with presents, Three Kings Day does. They celebrate both.

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>>10196302
Oh! Now I get it. I misunderstood you. Good to know.
Neat that they made an attempt to prevent and move the commercialization of the holiday so that the religious connotations and importance could remain intact.

Here Christmas is very commercialized. They even start to sell Christmas goodies after Halloween ends. And places like Japan or Hong Kong seem to only have the commercial aspect.
Chanukkah is rather commercialized too, of course on a lesser scale. But it's not too religious or significant of a holiday. So most don't consider it a big deal.

[Anonymous No.]

It is now the fourth night!