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If you are interested, you can type HANUKAH in the url and get all kinds of

info for a family who wants to know something about another tradition.

Also, kid appropriate explanations.

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

>From: sewshawna@...

>Reply-To:

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>Subject: Re: Xmas is a coming - but so is Hanukah

>Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:09:58 EST

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>that is very true, he was a bishop i do believe. I thought i read he gave

>toys to orphans--My youngest knows of both, he understands that there was a

>santa clause and many carry on giving gifts as he did but he also

>undestands it

>as Jesus' birthday, and nathan understands if i remind him of jesus

>birthday, he just figured out this year to ask about presents, he knows of

>santa from

>videos and majorly loves christmas songs, this year he even sat on santas

>lap at christmas land didnt say anything really but a first. I dont think

>he

>has any idea of santa bringing gifts as weve never really done that, santa

>has

>only ever braought a small gift for his stocking, that way they understand

>we

>have to spend our money of gifts for them. My youngest has asked me about

>hanukah but i havent been able to answer many questions growing up

>christain-- i

> knew of the candles and a gift each day duirng but am unsure of much of

>anything else. All these years of youth groups and he didnt een realize

>jesus was

>jewish, now he is like oohhh, butnow he is like " why arnt we jewish, or

>our

>ancestors at least then if he was " he asks many complicated questions, of

>many topics--one would think he would do better in school, lol , Anyways i

>think

>you should stick to your traditions and upbringing, there isnt anything

>the

>school can do about it, they should have to get permission from each of

>the

>parents first -- and if they are all young, i agree they are all most

>likely

>to be scared of him. shawna

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