Lol, I was just asking how Hanukkah was celebrated in your family. Because lately Ive been noticing my family gives out...like too much. One of my friends gets one small gift each night. Another gets one big present on the last day. In my family each of us get one small present and one semi-large present, and on the last day we get a really big present(like an i-pod or something[im getting a touch!!XD])
how is it in your houses?
2007-12-03 16:18:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Hanukkah
lol can i join your family i get a six pack of beer
2007-12-03 16:21:48 · answer #1 · answered by woowooowoooowoooooo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A gift each night for the kids and 1 for the adults on the last night. It is not usually over the top and the kids know it is something they have earned not just a given. We use the story of Hanukkah to remind our children of the value of history and education in our beliefs as well as the light of G-d in our lives. Gifts are fun but sharing food and spending time with friends is more important.
2007-12-04 08:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is pretty much how we do it. We start out small and build up. The last night you get a larger gift and that is nice. Some of our smaller gifts are light up toys, puzzles, board games, bubble guns, T shirts etc. My small gifts are usually books, CD's or marzipan. The kids in my family are all different ages so toys are still a big deal to some of my siblings. My sister gets clothes for the most part. The large gift I got last year was a gift card. That is what most of us want and get the last night. My parents save up all year for the last night of Chanukah.
2007-12-07 10:53:51 · answer #3 · answered by Feivel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm not jewish, but I nannied for a Jewish couple when I was 18. They were so sweet, and explained the tradition to me, they were very kind with answering my questions, and even gave me a very sweet Hanukkah present. As for the children, they each got one small present each night, and the last night they got a big present! It was so fun to watch, and be a part of. I still remember that fondly.
2007-12-03 16:29:01 · answer #4 · answered by Ista 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i only get one present from my mother and one from my aunt she give all her nieces and nephews and grandchildren she's rich. we (mostly I) put up decorations but what i love is my mother gets cookies in shape of dradels and and other things that have to do with Hanukkah. my school has a trip every year and an auction all during that month every kid gets Hanukkah dollars than you have a big raffle with lots of things you can win and each teacher has her own auctions for the class like no uniform my school has uniforms or like no homework and other things so thats my Hanukkah
2007-12-03 16:36:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids get small gifts, very small- books, candy, a few dollars... and I do give one 'larger' gift the last night but it still can't be called a 'big' gift. Like this year it's a Gali Girl ( the Jewish version of American Girl) doll for the oldest and a Sarah speaks (Hebrew) doll for the youngest- they are all items which relate to Judaism and or chanukah, too. Every year I give each a 'good' (collectible) dreidel to keep for adulthood...but it's NOT a gift holiday, I'm very clear that I am not competing with the xtian neighbor's xmas extravaganza, large gifts for my kids are given on birthdays and life achievements. They need to understand that Chanukah is a minor holiday, and that it is meant for us to illuminate OUTWARDLY, not commercially! On the other hand, I make holidays like Purim and Chanukah special in their own way so my kids value their own heritage and see joy in it I think it makes a big difference what kind of schools kids go to- I would think families whose kids are in public school would have more pressure to assimilate into the whole "december holidays" schtick, whereas since mine are in Jewish schools, they know Chanukah for what it is. (For my kids- you want an I-pod? bring me straight A's. I'll get the I-pod regardless of the date! Or remember it when your birthday is approaching... )
2007-12-04 00:26:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
In my family, our tradition is to wait until the fifth candle to give gifts. That way, if we get blind-sided by Chanukah coming at different times on the English calendar compared to the Hebrew calendar, we have time to "get it together!" This year, for example, it comes very early. Oy vey!
We take turns each night saying the prayers and lighting the candles. And then Mom's potato latkes...like buttah!
2007-12-04 04:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by jeff k 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We only give presents to the children. We focus on the family-time and the festive nature of the season and try to treat it a bit like shabbat---minimal if any shopping, take some vacation time from work, host friends, listen to appropriate music and recite prayers, read Torah and other religiously-oriented material and relax!
2007-12-04 02:35:48 · answer #8 · answered by Tseruyah 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We light the menorah, say the prayer and exchange small gifts. Our best gift is being together, being in love, having our health and our family, and living in a country where we are free from suffering!
2007-12-04 09:17:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is our first Hanukkah, so we're going all out. We're decorating tomorrow, and the kids get 1 present each night. Our menorah's all ready to go, and I'm baking all day tomorrow. Can you tell I'm excited? LOL
2007-12-03 17:05:22 · answer #10 · answered by p2of9 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
We are getting small gifts each night then on the eighth night i get a huge gift.I am getting the iPod Touch too with a wifi router so i can go online and add music and play youtube.
2007-12-04 11:37:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋