Dual holidays: For first time since 2005, Christmas and Chanukah start overlap
For the first time in about two decades, December 25 marked not only Christmas but also the start of Chanukah.
Families celebrate dual holidays as Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day
For the first time since 2005, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day. And some families across North Texas will be celebrating both holidays at the same time this year.
Christmas and Hanukkah on same day
The outgoing and incoming U.S. presidents had different messages for the Christmas holiday on Wednesday, with Democrat Joe Biden urging Americans to reflect and unite, while Republican Donald Trump offered a holiday greeting and then took aim at his political opponents.
This year, Christmas and Hanukkah are on the same day. Here’s how some families are celebrating both.
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A dual celebration: Christmas and first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day
For the first time since 2005, the first night of Hanukkah fell on Christmas Day. While many Christmas celebrations were winding down at sunset on Dec. 25, the Jewish Festival of Lights kicked off day one of the eight-day celebration.
In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
The doughnut-like pastries were sufganiyot — a Hanukkah specialty — and buñuelos, And the mariachi band took a crack at playing the Jewish folk song “Hava Nagila.” “What really brings us together is our shared values — our faith,
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