1. The best of both holidays
Hanokka and Christmas

2. The story of Christmas
We celebrate Christmas in order to comemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.
We celebrate Christmas on 25 th December because people used to have a celebration about agriculture and sun
Now we celebrate Christmas with our family and with a lot of food.

3. The story of Hanokka
Hanokka is being celebrated in order to commemorate the “Oil can miracle”.
When the Jewish people conquered Jeruselem again they they found a small canof oil, but this oil lasted for 8 days! (which was enough to produce new oil).

4. Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve all the people of the family stay together
Children wake up very excited, because they look forward to receiving Santa’s gifts
Christmas Eve’s morning is the last opportunity people have to buy presents.
During the afternoon people play cards and bingo.
In the evening we eat typical Christmas food.
In the evening people go to church and children wait for Santa Claus.

5. Christmas morning
Christmas morning is a very exciting event! We get up very early to see our presents!
We spend the day with all the family and enjoy ourselves all together.

6. Hanokka food
The traditional food in hanokka are fried donats (with no hole) called Soofgania. They have straberry jam filling.
Another traditional food is Levivot, pancakes made of potatoes and fried in oil.

7. Hanokka and family Every evening we meet our family and friends!
Celebrations are eight days long.
Every evening we light the candles and eat together with our family and friends!

8. The Hanokka song! HANOKKA HANOKKA HAG YAFE COL CAH
OR HAVIV MISAVIV GIL LEYELED RACH
HANOKKA HANOKA SEVIVON SOV SOV
SOV NA SOV, SOV NA SOV, MA NIAM VATOV!

9. The Christmas song! Auguri di Buon Natale, Auguri di Buon Natale
Ed un anno seren!