A Christmas And Chanukah Play
Greg: Okay. Narrator: The two boys start walking and Greg dribbles the ball because they go. Greg: Is your family preparing for Christmas, yet, Charlie: Well, actually, we celebrate Chanukah. Since it starts by 50 percent weeks, this season, my parents have started purchasing presents, I'm sure. My sister and I decide to make them a calendar.
Boy, are they going to be surprised whenever they see the pictures we chose! I can't wait take to them. Greg: I guess we've got more time to ready because Christmas is December 25. My little sister and brother still think Santa brings their gifts and instead gives off them under our tree. Your calendar looks like a neat idea but I think I'll buy our kids some presents with the mall.
Charlie: For Chanukah, my parents give my sister and me a present on all of the eight nights the christmas lasts. Some Jewish families give presents at the same time, that you do. Greg: Why does Hanukkah are eight days, Charlie: Well, the thing is that, the Assyrian Greek King Antiochus IV captured and desecrated the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. By the time the Maccabees recaptured it, there was clearly enough holy oil to are only one day.
It found themselves lasting for eight days instead! We light candles inside a menorah, or candelabra, each night. On the first night, we light one; for the second night, two; and the like until all candles are lit within the eighth night. The tallest candle would be the shammash so we use it to light all of the others.
We light candles, too, nevertheless for a different reason. You know that Christmas would be the day Jesus was given birth to. Well, during medieval times, there seemed to be a legend how the Christ Child can be wandering the Earth on the lookout for places He could be welcomed. When we put candles within our windows or along our walkways, it's to indicate that He is welcome at the house.
Of course, not a soul knew how He could well be dressed therefore the custom arose that folks were not turned away on Christmas. Charlie: That's interesting. What happens on Christmas Eve, Greg: We celebrate Christmas Eve with a big mass at church and singing Christmas carols. Did you know the most famous carol service derives from Cambridge in England, It was first performed in 1918 from King's College in order to celebrate that World War I had ended! Charlie: Well, for Chanukah, there isn't any special temple service.
We totally have parties, though, and celebrate with eating festive meals, dancing, winning contests, and opening presents. All our relatives gathering and that makes me happy. Because oil can be so important to Chanukah, many foods are produced with it. Do you eat anything special for Christmas, Our family eats roast turkey!
Some of my friends' families eat ham, though. You want to know what I love most, The Christmas cookies and apple pie! My grandparents such as fruitcake. I love that my entire family comes over. What else happens on Hanukkah, Charlie: My family plays our absolute favorite game, dreidel. A dreidel is really a spinning top with four Hebrew letters into it.
We enjoy nuts and everyone puts three in to the kitty to begin with. If someone spins and hits three on the letters, they either do nothing at all, take half the kitten, or place in three more nuts. The lucky player who visits Gimmel, though, wins the entire pot! We also like getting chocolate candy covered with gold paper to resemble coins. It's called Chanukah gelt because gelt will be the Hebrew word for cash. What is your preferred part of Christmas,
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