1. The Holiday of
Hanukkah

2. Hanukkah is similar to
Christmas in many ways
- We celebrate with our family
- It is celebrated in the winter
- We open presents
- We eat a big meal
- We decorate the house

3. Hanukkah is not the same time
every year. Some years it is in
November, and other years in
December.This year, it started on November 27th. It will end
December 4th.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
November
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26 27 28 29 30 December
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2 3 4

4. Instead of a Christmas tree,
we have a menorah.
A menorah holds candles.

5. HANUKKAH is for 8 NIGHTS. Every night
we LIGHT a CANDLE to remember the
history of the JEWISH people.

6. We light a candle when the sun goes
down and say a special prayer

7. Each year I celebrate with
my family. We have a big
party!

8. We have presents!

9. We eat a special type of food for
Hanukkah called LATKES. They
are made out of potatoes

10. We eat a big meal
with our familyChristmas Dinner Hanukkah
Dinner

11. We decorate the house!

12. We eat a special sweet called
GELT. It is chocolate wrapped
in gold coins

13. We play a game called Dreidel. A
Dreidel is a spinning top
Spinning Top Dreidel

14. we make cookies shaped like
dreidels!
Christmas Cookies Hanukkah Cookies

15. Hanukkah is a very special
holiday for me. We say: