December 2008 Holiday Dates
- Advent: November 30 - December 24
- Eid al-Adha: December 8
- Hanukkah: Sunset, December 21 to Sunset, December 29
- HumanLight: December 23
- Festivus: December 23
- Christmas Day: December 25
- Kwanzaa: December 26, 2008 - January 1, 2009
- Boxing Day: December 26
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December Holidays Information
How to Spell Hanukkah
Learn how to spell Hanukkah with instruction from Rabbi Eli Levitansky of Mahalo.com. The rabbi teaches the traditional spelling of "Chanukah" In addition to the written view of teh word, Rabbi Levitanskyoffers proper pronunciation tips.
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Other Mahalo Hanukkah Pages
- First Night of Hanukkah
- Hanukkah Latkes and Sufganiyots
- How to Celebrate Hanukkah
- How to Decorate Your Home For Hanukkah
- How to Light Hanukkah Candles
- How to Play The Dreidel on Hanukkah
- What is Hanukkah Gelt?
- What is Hanukkah?
- What Time Does Hanukkah Begin
- When is Hanukkah?
- Hanukkah Candles
- How to Spell Hanukkah
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Fast Facts
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Major holidays celebrated in December include Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
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Other December holidays include Advent, Eid al-Adha and Boxing Day
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Hanukkah is observed over a period of eight consecutive nights
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Kwanzaa is a seven day festival that begins on December 26
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Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on Christmas EveCRI/Voice, Institute: The Christian Season of Advent
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For Roman Catholics, there are two Holy Days of Obligation in December
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A day of remembrance for the attack on Pearl Harbor is observed on December 7
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The non-religious holiday celebration HumanLight is observed on December 23
