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Chrismukkah
History
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| The word Chrismukkah originated
in the late 1800's in Germany. German-Jews called the holiday
"Weihnukkah" after Hanukkah and the German word
for Christmas, Weihnachten. "A Christmas celebration
with a tree, songs, and gifts became a symbol of being a part
of German culture for many middle-class Jewish families in
the 19th century. Jews celebrated Christmas as a secular 'festival
of the world around us' without religious meaning, or they
transferred Christmas customs to the Hanukkah festival. This
mixture was and is referred to as 'Chrismukkah.' " -
From Wikipedia |
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Chrismukkah
Trivia
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| Chrismukkah, if you haven't
been able to tell from the name, is a mix of Christmas and
Hanukkah. It is celebrated in interfaith households where
one part is of Jewish background and the other Christian.
The holiday of Chrismukkah gained widespread pop culture
distinction after being featured on an episode of FOX's
The OC. On the show, for those simple folk who do not know,
Sandy Cohen is of Jewish decent while Kirsten Cohen is Christian.
So, instead of choosing one celebration over the other,
the Cohen family celebrates both! (And we all know that
what ever holiday is being celebrated on The OC is THE holiday
to be celebrating!)
Here's a little fun fact about this faux holiday: before
it was ever aired on television, The NY Catholic League
in the fall of 2004 issued a National Press release opposing
the holiday of Chrismukkah. They were just jealous.
Chrismukkah is a great way for two religions that have
had shaky times in the past to come together and celebrate
what the holiday season has come to represent for the masses
- a time a joy, family and friendship.
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Other
Things To Know About Chrismukkah
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Just like its half part,
Hanukkah, Chrismukkah has multiple spellings:
Chrismukah, Christmukah, Christmukkah, Hannumas, Chanumas,
Christnukmah |
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