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Originally Posted by eschwartz
I'm flattered you feel my holiday is that important. 
But I'm afraid you are laboring under a (typical) delusion.
Chanukah is NOT a holiday-of-giving-gifts.
It is a holiday in the sense that it is a religious celebration of a time in our history when we almost died, but didn't.
As is oft mentioned: "They tried to kill us, we survived, let's eat." Not "let's give each other gifts".
The secularization of Christmas hasn't hit us yet, and I don't anticipate it ever will.
Of course, Jews are cheap, right?  We'll buy things whenever they are on sale...
Speaking of which, one of my favorite times of the year just passed by recently  the Holiday of Sale-Price Chocolate. |
And once again, I find your answer completely out of line, on many levels. Jon knows very well indeed what Hannukah is, he might know it better than you do. He is right in implying that Hannukah, as any other festive day, whether in the jewish or gentile calendar, is used for marketing and promotion theses days. I know enough families with kids exchanging presents on Hannukah (and again at Xmas, and again on Reyes. There you are.).
As for you: Verter zol men vegn un nit tseyln.