Happy Hanukkah

 

First candle is lit

a Macabees' religious 

ancient holiday.

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Fun Facts About Hanukkah:

• Today marks the first candle lit for the Jewish holiday.
• Hanukkah means dedication.
• The Macabee Jewish people fought to reclaim their church.
• Inside of the church was their Hanukkah Menorah candelabra that has 9 candles.
• For each night they only had enough oil to light up only one candle over the span of 8 nights.
• The middle candle is called the Shamash and is used to light up the others.

Bibliography:

1. Silverman, Leah. Town and Country Magazine: 12 Facts About Hanukkah You Probably Didn't Know, https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/g13787924/hanukkah-facts-history-story/ Dec. 10, 2020.

Happy Native American Heritage Day!

 

Unique handmade clothes,

deepened spiritual culture,

tribal bonds that last.

(Image by b0red from Pixabay)

Historical Facts on this holiday:

Native American Day is also known as Indigenous day, remembering that our land was first owned by the North American Native Indian Tribes. Known as a controversial topic as to how the Europeans who migrated to this land obtained ownership of it, it bloodstained dark history wasn't exactly a trade-off for the benefit to the Native Americans. On this day as of the year 1990 when George W. Bush made it an official holiday, we recognize their history and contributions to the United States. In 2009, Barack Obama finalized the month of November to be National Native American Heritage Month. 

Thanksgiving

 

English colonels

passed along their spiritual

traditions to us.

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 Where did Thanksgiving come from?

Every year around this time, the English Colonels would pray to God what they are thankful for during their "thanksgivings" traditions.

Veteran's Day 2021

 

Day of the fallen,

World War 1 had ceasefire,

Armistice Day, too.

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Fun Facts About Veteran's Day:

It is a Federal Holiday that is for recognizing Military Veterans who survived and soldiers who died at the time of World War I of the United States Armed Forces. 

Source: Wikipedia.com