Question

Summarize the three winter holidays of Three Kings Day, Kwanzaa, and Hanukkah. Explain why these holidays are honored and how they are celebrated by individual cultural groups. (Site 1)

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights and remembers the rededication of the second Jewish Temple. This happened in the 160s BCE/BC (before Jesus was born) and lasts for eight days. On each of the eight nights, a candle is lit in a special menorah (candelabra) called a 'hanukkiyah' There is a special ninth candle called the 'shammash' or servant candle which is used to light the other candles. Most Jewish families and households have a specialMenorah and celebrate Hanukkahs. In 2020, HanukKah will be from Thursday, 10th December until the evening of Friday, 18th December.

The Three Kings' Day, also known as the Feast Of The Epiphany, is a Christian festivity that takes place on January 6 and celebrates the birth of Jesus. Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar, the names of the Three Kings, bring three symbolic gifts with them to give to Jesus: Gold, frankincense, and myrrh. It is celebrated by winter swimming and cake.

Kwanzaa Celebrates African heritage, unity, and culture. Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is an annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually held on the 6th day. It is usually celebrated by gifts, feasts, and more.

Answer 2

Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah, a holiday honoring the Maccabees's victory over King Antiochus, who forbade Jews to practice their religion. For eight nights, Hanukkah is celebrated with prayer, the lighting of the menorah, and food. A Hanukkah menorah has nine candles, a candle for every night, plus a helper candle. Children play games, sing songs, and exchange gifts. Potato pancakes, known as latkes in Yiddish, are traditionally associated with Hanukkah and are served with applesauce and sour cream. The dates of Hanukkah change because this holiday follows the lunar cycle.

KWANZAA

Kwanzaa is celebrated December 26 through January 1. It is a holiday to commemorate African heritage, during which participants gather with family and friends to exchange gifts and to light a series of black, red, and green candles. These candles symbolize the seven basic values of African American family life: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and

THREE KINGS DAY

At the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas comes a day called the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day. This holiday is celebrated as the day the three wise men first saw baby Jesus and brought him gifts. On this day in Spain, many children get their Christmas presents. In Puerto Rico, before children go to sleep on January 5, they leave a box with hay under their beds so the kings will leave good presents. In France, a delicious "kings' cake" known as la galette des rois is baked. Bakers hide a coin, jewel, or little toy inside it.