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Guess what tomorrow is everyone, just guess. Not only is it the last day of school before break, but it's Chrismukka on the O.C.!! Ashley is coming over to watch it and everyone else come tooo! It's going to be amazing. I can't wait!
Hanukkah is here and Christmas is fast approaching. Many of us are wrestling with an annual dilemma: "So, what's it going to be? You want your matzoh balls or a candy cane? Spin the Dreidel or get kissed under the mistletoe?" Well, you've found the one place where you don't have to choose. Here we have it all! Here we celebrate Chrismukkah !
What exactly is Chrismukkah?
Chrismukkah is not a literal calendar holiday. It's the "state of mind" interfaith families find themselves in this time of year. Chrismukkah is a gumbo of favorite secular, (Eg non-religious) traditions from both Hanukkah and Christmas. Chrismukkah is celebrated by intermarried couples, interfaith families with both Jewish and Christian members, people with partial Jewish heritage... or anyone who just feels like it. Chrismukkah is a festive celebration of diversity and tolerance - a fresh way to describe how millions of us already experience the Merry Mishmash of a holiday. The most recent UJC survey counted 5.2 million Jewish people in America. It found that of those who were married, nearly 1/3rd had wed non-Jews. Further, nearly half who have tied the knot within the past 5 years, married non-Jewish spouses.
But how is Chrismukkah spelled?
Chrismukkah is not a religious holiday, so first we take the T out. Next, swap the N in Hanukkah for an M, and voila! Nobody seems to agree how Hanukkah is spelled - Google it and you'll find Chanukah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Channukah. Chrismukkah therefore has multiple (mis)spellings too: Chrismukka, Chrismukah, Chrismuka, Chrismakka, Christmukkah, Christmukah, Christmakkah, Christmakah... now even Chrismahanukwanzakah... we've seen it all. But we prefer the typographic elegance of Chrismukkah. :-)
Source: Chrismukkah.com and fanbolt.com/theoc