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Hanukkah gifts are typically small, inexpensive gifts. Hanukkah gifts can be large expensive gifts too, but it depends on the relationship between the person giving the gift and the person receiving.
It may be noted that the only traditional gift on Hanukkah is the Hanukkah-gelt (coins) given to one's children.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoGift giving isn't actually a tradition associated with Channukah. It's only been in the last few decades in North America that it's become a practice by some. Gifts can range from something small to a major gift giving event. Gifts are normal gifts, toys, clothing, etc.
The only traditional gift during Hanukkah is the coins (gelt) given to children.
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∙ 11y agoSome families exchange presents, and some do not. Gift giving is most common among American and Canadian Jews, but it's a custom that only started a few decades ago due to influence from Christmas.
Since gift giving is not traditional, any type of gift will do.
Answer:The only gift that is traditional on Hanukkah is the gelt (coins) given to children.Wiki User
∙ 10y agoThere is no tradition about the type of gift given on Hanukkah. It can be anything.
Some families exchange presents, and some do not. Gift giving is most common among American and Canadian Jews, but it's a custom among non-Orthodox Jews that only started a few decades ago due to influence from Christmas.
If gifts are exchanged, they are usually given each night during the 8 nights of the holiday. There is no rule about how many presents are given each night, but it is often 1 per night.
It is more traditional to give money or chocolate coins than gifts.
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∙ 10y agoThere are many gifts one can buy for a person's Hanukkah. Some include: menorah, dreidels, Hannukah t-shirts, latkes or even some Kosher wine wrapped in linen.
The only traditional gift on Hanukkah is the gelt (coins) given to one's children.
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∙ 9y agoThe only traditional gift for Hanukkah is the gelt (coins) which parents give to their own children. Anything else is a recent practice and one which is not accepted by all Jewish communities.
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∙ 10y agoThe only traditional gift during Hanukkah is the gelt (coins) given to one's children.
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∙ 10y agoThe only traditional present is the gelt (coins) one gives to his/her children.
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∙ 14y agoAnything they want, including money.
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Do you give presents on Christmas Kwanzaa and Hanukkah?
It depends on the family, but generally yes.Answer:In Hanukkah, the only traditional gift is the gelt (coins) given to children.
When do Israelis open their presents?
Some Jewish Israelis give presents for Hanukkah. Most Israelis, though, reserve present-giving for a child's birthday.
How many presents do people get per day for Hanukkah?
Any number, including zero. The practice of giving presents on Hanukkah is a recent one, not part of traditional Judaism, and caused by the influence of outside culture. The only traditional gift on Hanukkah is the gelt (coins) which parents give to their children.
Can Hanukkah presents be like Christmas presents?
Hanukkah presents are a sign of assimilation; a recent invention designed to make storekeepers more wealthy and to imitate the season's Christmas presents. There is no such Jewish concept, other than the traditional gelt (coins) given to one's children.
What type of gift do you give a one yr. old on the celebration of his first Hanukkah?
Anything you would give a one year old for a birthday would also be acceptable for Hanukkah. There are no rules about Hanukkah presents. The only traditional gift during Hanukkah is the gelt (coins) given to children, from about the age of three.
Do you really have to give eight presents for Hanukkah?
You don't have to give any presents on Chanukah. That is a practice that most likely sprang from the Chanukah season coinciding with Christmas season, when presents are traditionally given (at least in America). Outside of North America there is no tradition of gift giving on this holiday.Chanukah, from a Jewish-religious perspective, has nothing to do with presents. It has to do with lighting the Channukiah and remembering a victory for the Jewish minority as well as a public miracle that happened in the Land of Israel.
Compare and contrast Hanukkah and Jingle Bells?
Like Lincoln's birthday, Hanukkah is not about presents, it is about remembering a certain historic occasion. There is no "Hanukkah caroling".
Where do the Hanukkah presents come from?
From imitation of the Gentiles. The only traditional gift in Hanukkah is the "gelt" (coins) given to one's children.See also: More about Hanukkah
Who started to give presents on Hanukkah?
Gift Giving on Hanukkah appears to have being in Germany in the 1930's, but didn't catch on in North America until about the early 1960's. The earliest references to Hanukkah presents are in Anne Frank's Diary, in 1943. Some families exchange presents, and some do not. Gift giving is most common among American and Canadian Jews, but it's a custom that only started due to influence from Christmas. It is more traditional to give money or chocolate coins than gifts.
What kind of cookies are made on Hanukkah?
There are no special cookies associated with Hanukkah. Any kind of cookies can be seen at Hanukkah parties.
What kinds of presents do they get during Hanukkah?
Other than the Hanukkah-gelt (coins) given to one's children, gift-giving is not a traditional part of Hanukkah, so there is no such thing as traditional Hanukkah presents. Some families exchange presents, and some do not. Gift giving is most common among American and Canadian Jews, but it's a custom that only started a few decades ago due to influence from Christmas.
What kind of presents do Egyptian Christians give for Christmas?
They don't want to give peasants they are to selfish
