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This Sunday marks the beginning of the 8-day Jewish holiday called Hanukkah. Hanukkah commemorates the day in 165 BC that the Jewish peoples recaptured their holy Temple in Jerusalem from the foreign forces that had taken it. The statues of the foreign gods were removed and the Temple was returned to its original state. A rededication was called for. Hanukkah means “dedication” and this holiday celebrates the rededication of the Temple.
Children are given a special toy called a dreidel to play with during the long winter nights of Hanukkah. The dreidel is a four-sided top. Each of the 4 sides has a Hebrew letter inscribed on it. The letters translate to our N, G, H and S and stand for “Nes Gadol Haya Sham” which means “A great miracle happened there,” referring to the oil that burned for 8 nights at the Temple in Jerusalem so many eons ago.
Many of us are excited to welcome in the year 2001, but did you know that not all countries celebrate the New Year at the same time?
In fact, the original origin of New Year’s was not even in January. Let’s explore the history of this fun holiday, and how other countries and cultures celebrate it.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and to honor it, most people in the United States cook huge amounts of food. It’s a tradition that’s been honored since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620.
Here’s an easy project that you can do at home. Make a turkey and have a ton of fun doing so!
Did you know that the roots of Valentine’s Day can actually be traced back to the Roman Empire? Back in third century, the Romans held celebrations in honor of two Gods.
On February 14th they honored Juno, Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses, and the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, they held a great celebration called the Festival of Lupercalia in honor of the God Lubercus. Back in the early days of Rome, fierce and angry wolves roamed in the nearby woods where the shepards kept their flocks.
Many of us are excited to welcome in the year 2001, but did you know that not all countries celebrate the New Year at the same time? In fact, the original origin of New Year’s was not even in January. Let’s explore the history of this fun holiday, and how other countries and cultures celebrate it.
This is probably going to be the most exciting New Years you’ll ever experience. In 2 days, we’ll be entering into a new year, a new century and a new millennium! This won’t happen again for another 1000 years, something your great, great, great, great grandchildren might witness. But lucky for us, we get to see this amazing change.
Many of us are excited to welcome in the year 2000, but did you know that not all countries celebrate the New Year at the same time? In fact, the original origin of New Year’s was not even in January.
Let’s explore the history of this fun holiday, and how other countries and cultures celebrate it.
Do you need to come up with a quick present for someone? Perhaps you’re just looking for something fun to do before the holiday. Or you need a constructive project to while away free time. In any case, here are some easy and fun ideas to work on:
Create your own festive, one of a kind gift tags at home. You can put them on gifts or hang them as decoration.
All you need is some heavy paper, scissors and something to make the tags shine a bit. Try it!
Happy Hanukkah everyone! The word Hanukkah means dedication, and the holiday is also referred to as “The Festival of Lights.” The reason that it is a festival of lights is because of the story of Hanukkah. Way back in 165 BC in Jerusalem, there was a revolt of people who fought to reclaim their Temple, or holy place, from another group of people who had taken it away.
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