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[usedconfusion]

Ah man...I just realized Hanukkah's comin' up. If I move on from Cherrygrove now I'm probably gonna miss like half of it. On the flipside, there's absolutely nothin' to do here.

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[friendyousohard]

Hannukkah...?

Just how many holidays do humans have around this time of year?

[usedconfusion]

There's a reason they call it the holiday season...hey coolio, that rhymed.

Most people celebrate one or the other. 'Cuz of different religions? I just happen to celebrate both cuz' my girlfriend's family is really gung-ho about Christmas and my own family doesn't really do that much Hanukkah celebrating.

[friendyousohard]

I didn't know they called it that. [But she's starting to see why they do.]

Wait, wait a minute... these are religious holidays? Suddenly I'm not entirely certain I should be celebrating any of them.

[Seeing as how she, you know, worships a pagan deity who happens to be the most awesome horse ever. (Even more awesome than Sleipner!)]

[usedconfusion]

...Christmas sort of is and isn't? Some peoole celebrate the whole thing and some people just do the gift-giving, Santa Claus, peace on earth and goodwill towards man bits. Like, Kim's fam doesn't bring the religious parts into at all, which is why I'm cool with celebrating it with 'em.

[friendyousohard]

Well I can definitely agree with a day spent celebrating generosity, peace, and goodwill. As for Santa Claus, I'm not exactly familiar with human myths, but I've heard of more ridiculous things than an old man with flying reindeer who delivers presents to children. And encountered them, for that matter.

[usedconfusion]

Oh man, preachin' to the choir here. My life? Weird beyond all reason.

[friendyousohard]

Before or after you got brought to another world to train animals that can bend the very forces of nature to their will?

[usedconfusion]

Way-hey-hey before.

[friendyousohard]

Well now you've got me curious. What was your life like back in your own world?

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[machinamonkey]

Hannukkah?

[newberktown]

[Hanukkah, Hanukkah, why did that sound familiar...

OH. HANUKKAH.]

When are the days of Hanukkah this year, again? If you don't mind me asking.

[brokenmemories]

[She's heard of the holiday but hasn't actually met anyone who celebrates it.]

I didn't know you celebrated that holiday.

[usedconfusion]

Well, it's not like I go around tellin' people I've just met I'm Jewish.

[usedconfusion]

Finally, someone who knows what I'm talkin' 'bout. 8th through the 16th.

[newberktown]

I only know a little bit, since we don't celebrate it where I come from. I know someone here who does, though. Not too sure what to give her, other than her owl back.

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[usedconfusion]

Yaknow, Festival of Lights, 8 Crazy Nights? It's sorta like the Jewish version of Christmas, except not.

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[machinamonkey]

We don't have Christmas back home. I'm just learning about all this now!

[usedconfusion]

Well, just for starters, my girlfriend fights supervillains, I'm her sidekick, I'm the master of mystical monkey kung-fu because of a bunch of magic monkey statues, and my little sister is a super-ninja baby.

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[usedconfusion]

Ooh! SO I get to tell the story? I mean, it's not as full of magic and wonder as Christmas stories usually are, but it's still a pretty cool story.

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[machinamonkey]

Sure! I love stories!

[usedconfusion]

Okay, so like, nearly 2000 years ago the Greeks had taken over Judea, which was part of the Jewish homeland. They outlawed the practice of Judaism, and put statues to their gods pretty much everywhere. Including the big Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Not exactly something you do with you wanna stay on people's good sides. A bunch of Jewish people who called themselves the Maccabees led a revolt, and beat the Greeks.

So then the Maccabees went to clear out all the stuff the Greeks had left behind in the Temple and rededicate it. But, there was a problem. See, at the temple there was this lamp called a menorah that was supposed to be kept lit at all times. The problem was that it needed oil, and the Maccabees only had enough of the oil to last for one day. They lit the lamp anyways. The next day, though, a miracle happened. The lamp was still lit, and stayed that way for eight days, which was just enough time to get new oil for the lamp.

So, in celebration of the miracle, we have Hanukkah. Games, presents, dancing, latkes. Whole eight day celebration. And at night we light a new candle on a menorah, one for each of eight nights the menorah at the temple stayed lit.

[machinamonkey]

[Chinhands]

That sounds awesome! I'm not a religious person, but still!

[usedconfusion]

As long ya don't give 'em bacon or shellfish. I mean, I wouldn't care, but I don't take kosher law seriously.

[usedconfusion]

Eh, I'm not either. Still a pretty cool story.

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[timelymaid]

whats a hanukkah
is this like the christmas thing that is approaching

[newberktown]

[...He hadn't been planning on it, but that's good to know.]

I didn't know that Hanukkah came with laws.

[usedconfusion]

Nah, it's part of being Jewish. See there's food you're not supposed to eat. Knowin' what I do 'bout foot prep (And I know a lot about food prep) most of the rules are to keep folks from eatin' somthin;; that'll make 'em sick.

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[usedconfusion]

Sorta? Not exactly as important though.

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[timelymaid]

how is it less important
and also how is it different

also i do think violet is more interesting than cherrygrove for the moment
although apparently in the spring cherrygrove is lovely!

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[usedconfusion]

Christmas is to celebrate the birth of the guy Christians think is the messiah. although it's gone way beyond that and is celebrated by people who aren't even remotely religious.

Hanukkah's more to celebrate a small miracle and the fact that a bunch of Jewish people kicked butt almost 2000 years ago. It's only really celebrated by Jewish people, and is eight days long instead of one.

[newberktown]

[Food prep, huh... Hiccup is thinking that Ron would have a heart attack if he saw what Berk's vikings considered to be food prep.]

Alright, so bacon and shellfish are out. [Not that they were ever...in...] Thanks for the information.

What kind of pokemon do you have right now anyway? Anything you could ride on to make the trip go faster?

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[timelymaid]

would that person be jesus christ by any chance

which miracle?
also how is a jewish human different from a non jewish human
and which days are those

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[usedconfusion]

That'd be him. Nice guy and all, I just don't believe he's the song of God or whatever.

Hang on [Link to the explanation he gave Rikku]
We're just different in religious beliefs, really. And Hanukkah's from the eighth to the sixteenth this year.

[usedconfusion]

Just Frederick and Mia, my Chimchar and Shinx.

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[timelymaid]

so how does one celebrate hanukkah??

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[usedconfusion]

Well, aside from the whole candle-lighting thing, visit and have dinner with family, hand out presents, make these awesome fried potato pancakes called latkes, and play a game with a kind of top called a dreidel for chocolate coins.

text; that moment when lucy was never in the wrong account shhh

[timelymaid]

well maybe you can celebrate it here!!
people have been planning christmas celebrations
i dont see why hannukkah ones cant also be planned

[friendyousohard]

Impressive. I'm a magic user in training from the ruler of my kingdom, and my best friends are a hard-working farmgirl, the best fashionista I've ever seen, a timid animal-lover who can stare the most terrifying creatures into submission, a living incarnation of the terms "party" and "fun", and an athlete who can break the sound barrier.

[newberktown]

Not really, then.

[Welp. Might as well offer.]

If you wanted, I could send my Arcanine down to help give you a lift. I don't know how much time it would take off the journey to Violet, but he's pretty fast, so you might be able to spend a good amount of Hanukkah there.

[usedconfusion]

I think I'll just stick around here for the time being. get a job and save up some cash before I move on.

[newberktown]

That's a good idea. Not having money in this world isn't really fun.

[He got broke fast, after all the adults of his first group left. WHOOPS.]

hi I'm late. but Jewish characters represent.

[bywiseguidance]

I have not really celebrated for a few years now. I usually light a menorah, but otherwise it is business as usual, so to speak.

I moved on from Cherrygrove some time ago, if I hadn't we could have celebrated together.

Of course, Ron's actually pretty terrible at being Jewish.

[usedconfusion]

Too bad. I make a mean latke.

Oh, I'm Ron Stoppable, by the way.

So's Ziva, really. :D still, solidarity.

[bywiseguidance]

I am best at sufganiyot, myself.

I am Ziva David.

[usedconfusion]

Neato.

Course, I guess I can't actually back up my ability to help kick villain-butt here. Can't imagine where there'd be crooks in the land of weirdly adorable animals.

[Ron still hasn't heard about Team Rocket, unfortunately]