Christmas

Christmas tree

Santa Claus

candy cane

stocking

Hanukkah

What holiday do you celebrate?

Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights

candle

How many candles do you see?

The shamash lights the other candles. Each short candle is for 1 night of Hanukkah.

The tall middle candle is called the “shamash.”

How many nights of Hanukkah? Let’s count the candles!

For Hanukkah, we… ●Give gifts to children every night

●Eat oily foods, including “latkes. (薯餅)”

●Play a game called “dreidel. (光明節陀螺)”

manorah

latkes

Hanukkah gelt

A dreidel is a tiny spinning top with a different Hebrew letter on each of its four sides. Each letter has a different value in Hanukkah gelt.

dreidel