things that would be different: -presents - These are a pull in from Christianity. The boys with parents or culturally aware adults are more likely get some small amount of pocket money to gamble with -the food - Jelly Donuts–sufganiya is a Hebrew term, and they’d be more likely to know them by European names -the Yiddish term is ponchik, German is Berliner, Polish is Paczki Russian is Ponchiki Latkes would likely be the same, but both they and pontshke (plural for ponchik) would be more likely to be fried in chicken fat (schmaltz) or goose fat, not oil. This also means that the pontshke wouldn’t have custard* and the latkes wouldn’t have sour cream *it would also break the laws of kashrut to eat it with something cooked in schmaltz aka it wouldn’t be kosher cause mi l k and dairy together are no go’s (Modern sufganiyot is normally fried in vegetable oil to avoid this issue) things that would be the same: -Menorahs would still be lit at sunset, either increasing or decreasing one light every night depending on tradition. They’d be more likely to be used for light though rather than purely ritual purposes -Ma o tzur, though most other Hannukkah songs we know of/can think of are newer -Dreidl - it is not a stretch to imagine that it was very popular among newsies, who were already known for playing dice things we’re not sure about: -i don’t know if they’d be lighting candles or if they’d be sticking wicks in schmaltz or what kind of feel like candles, but we’re not sure which it would be exactly
This post will be added to as we come up with more stuff!
since it’s almost the holiday season, just a PSA: stop drawing jewish people celebrating christmas!
drawing them celebrating hanukah is much more respectful and i promise that it isn’t difficult! you could draw them lighting the menorah, playing dreidel, or even opening their hanukah presents! stay safe everyone, and & happy holidays!
actually, let me elaborate!
if you’re goyische, i would reccomend drawing a menorah that looks like this! this menorah is kosher, because the shamash [central candle] is more offset than the other candles, traditionally being HIGHER or lower. (if you’re jewish - go wild! have fun with your menorahs! once i saw a dinosaur menorah!)
this is a dreidel! dreidel is a game where people usually gamble gelt (chocolate coins) with each other. the dreidel is a spinning top, and depending on if it lands on nun, gimmel, hay, or shin, you can either get or lose gelt!
a quick little reminder from your two mods, these are some easy places to start with!
Sometimes the holidays aren’t all bright and happy, sometimes they’re bittersweet.
I’m so glad I got the chance to complete this little comic for the ApexHolodays zine. High res version is included in the download [which I’m putting in the reblog, because links and tumblr don’t mix].
I missed being able to participate in zines and art projects, so was thrilled to be able to contribute to @nighte-studios “Mirage’s Guide to the Holo-day Cheer”!
We’re having a Holiday sale to celebrate Christmas and the New Years. The sale will be starting from Today and ending on the 10th of January. Everything in the store will be 50% off!
We’ve also added 2 new channels to our discord server where we’ll be hosting giveaways and another channel where we’ll be posting games that’ll be listed as free for a limited time.
We currently have 1 giveaway going for a Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus Steam key as well as our 12 days of Christmas giveaway that is hosted on our forums which is ending soon!
Starts on the winter solstice, and is typically either celebrated for 3 days afterward or until the end of December
It marks the beginning of the [northern european] pagan calendar and symbolizes rebirth of the sun. It’s a time of hope, caring, and renewal. Modern day Christmas is largely based on this holiday
All Rey Johnson wanted was solitude. A place to go where she could escape from the daily stressors and mayhem of her job. A place where she could enjoy some peace and some quiet. Her mentor Luke Skywalker’s small cabin up north seemed like the ideal place to do just that. A week of seclusion was just what she needed.
It’s been a tumultuous few days. If you‘d like a wintery, trapped in a cabin over Christmas, only-one-bed type story to soothe the weary soul over the holidays, might I recommend mine?
All Rey Johnson wanted was solitude. A place to go where she could escape from the daily stressors and mayhem of her job. A place where she could enjoy some peace and some quiet. Her mentor Luke Skywalker’s small cabin up north seemed like the ideal place to do just that. A week of seclusion was just what she needed.
