Hanukkah has a religious connotation. It relates to the recovery of the Jerusalem Temple from the Greek heathens and to the rededication of that Temple to the one true God. It also commemorates the miracle of the oil.
Kwanzaa, invented in 1966, has no religious foundation. Instead, it celebrates African culture and ethnicity among the African-Americans of the United States of America.
That they are held during the winter is one similarity. That they both have a festive character is a second similarity. That they both involve the lighting of candlesis third similarity.
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are only alike in the following ways:
Kwanzaa has nothing to do with Judaism. Hanukah is the celebration marking the miracle of the oil in the Second Temple.
they have candles
I don't do both
christmas, hanukkah and kwanzaa
Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
kwanzaa and thanksgiving have similar foods
Hanukkah, Kwanzaa
one uses a candel
Diwali, Kwanzaa, Christmas, and Hanukkah.
People who celebrate Kwanzaa are African American.
Christmas, New Years Eve, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, New Years
They are all celebrated around the same time!
It depends on the family, but generally yes.Answer:In Hanukkah, the only traditional gift is the gelt (coins) given to children.
No, there is no evidence that that's ever happened. However, some say that the candle-lighting in Kwanzaa was borrowed from Hanukkah.