Holiday Guide
We here at ShopWiki know that this can be a stressful time for everyone: you're getting ready for family visits, doing all that lastWine'>champagne for New Year's, we've got the perfect guide to help you out. Happy Holidays from all of us!
Christmas
Hanukkah
Hanukkah is known as the Festival of Lights and is celebrated in the Jewish faith. This year it begins at sundown on Friday, December 11, lasting a total of eight nights. This holiday commemorates the miracle of the oil, which refers to the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem following the Maccabean Revolt during the second century BCE. There was only supposed to be enough olive oil to keep the Temple's eternal flame lit for one night, but the oil instead burned for eight days.
In honor of this miracle, a new
dreidel. For more information, check out the guides below.
Kwanzaa
The New Year
3...2...1...Happy New Year! Every December 31st around the world, friends and families gather to ring in the New Year. In the United States, New Year's Eve is a major event, involving parties, watching the ball drop, First Night celebrations,
kisses at midnight.
After everyone stumbles home and gets some rest, New Year's Day is usually observed with a day off from work or school. While remembering the events of the past year (television channels and newspapers often show retrospectives on noteworthy news happenings), it is traditional to make
resolutions, which are also traditionally broken by the first of February. Hey, it's the thought that counts, right? Our guides below will help you to make the most of your fresh start.
