Thread:Edcakes/@comment-24596535-20141220201029/@comment-25576856-20141220203726

I know some people who celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas because they're half-Jewish, half-Christian biologically. But religion-wise, one really shouldn't celebrate both because they come from different religions with different beliefs. I can see how a Christian might celebrate Hanukkah, since Christianity has roots in Judaism and Hanukkah celebrates how the Jews defeated the Greeks, so without what happened in Hanukkah, there would be no Jews, and therefore no Christians. But Jews shouldn't celebrate Christmas because it celebrates the birth of Jesus, and Jews don't believe that Jesus is the messiah. So yes, it is possible for people to celebrate both, but I think that they should celebrate the one that corresponds to their religion. Good question!