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Is Hanukkah a rip off of Christmas?
10 Answers
- The SageLv 61 year ago
No. It has nothing to do with it.Hanukah is a celebration of the Jews defeating the Greek army and regaining the ability to follow the Torah.
- Anonymous1 year ago
Merry Christmas, it’s a separate holiday.
- Anonymous1 year ago
GOD had Hanukkah made thousands of years before GOD sent Jesus to us.
Jesus was really born in September. Christmas was really made up on this poor day. It had been the fake birthday or the Roman's old fake sun-god. Sundays were also named after their old fake god.
- nineteenthlyLv 71 year ago
No, it was instituted as a result of the Maccabean Revolt and the establishment of the Second Temple, celebrating the miracle of enough lamp oil to last eight days. This was 160 years before the birth of Christ but it wasn't celebrated until later.
- CogitoLv 71 year ago
Seriously?
Christmas is actually a rip-off of Yuletide.
As for Hannukah - a brief Google search would have shown you this -
- Master ShakeLv 41 year ago
Both are corporate marketing ploys to make shítloads of money so who cares
- Christian RimmerLv 61 year ago
Christmas is a ripoff of pre-Christian religions. It has nothing to do with Jesus.