None. The two holidays are completely different and unrelated. The only similarities are the Hanukkah practices that were borrowed from Christmas among non-Orthodox Jews, such as gift-giving and decorations.
Here is what Christmas, Diwali, and Hanukkah have in common:
Except for Kwanzaa (which is secular), they are religious events and celebrations; but beyond that, they have absolutely nothing in common.
Hunikah is the festival of Lights for jews.
Christmas is the festival for the lights and happiness for Christians.
Celebrations that include lights are what the winter holidays of Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas and Ramadan have in common.Answer:The presence of light, lights or lamps. However, note the following:Ramadan is a religious Muslim occasion but is not a winter holiday, since it can occur at any time of year.Diwali can occur as early as September.Kwanzaa is a non-religious occasion, founded recently (1966).
Most people think Kwanzaa is and African holiday, but it actually started in North America, and is predominantly celebrated by African Americans. Christmas was traditionally a Christian holiday because that was when Jesus was supposedly born. It is celebrated in most countries that have significant Christian populations as a holy and/or a commercial Holiday. Hanukkah, also spelled Chanukah, is a Jewish holiday commemorating the Jewish victory against the Assyrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE. It is celebrated by Jews in all countries they live in.
Christmas is celebrated as a national holiday in countries with a Christian majority. The only exception to that rule is Japan, which celebrates the non-religious aspects of Christmas as a very public (but not national) holiday. Hanukkah is celebrated as a national holiday only in Israel, and by Jews in all countries where they live. Kwanzaa is a African American holiday, mainly celebrated in the US and Canada. Ramadan is the Muslim month of fasting and atonement, observed by Muslims in all countries.
There are various traditions that other cultures celebrate instead of Christmas. For Muslims, they celebrate Ramadan, Jews celebrate Hanukkah and so much more.
Jewish answer: For Hanukkah, no decorations are obligatory. In homes and schools, children may be encouraged to make decorations such as depictions of a menorah (Hanukkah-candelabrum), a cruse of oil, or a dreidel.See also:More about Hanukkah
The diference between ramadan and christmas is that christmas is a christians holiday. In the other hand ramadan is a muslims holiday. In christmas we have party's. Also, it lasts for 12 days. In ramadan Muslims fast and it lasts for a month. They start from sunrise to sunset. In christmas you don't fast.
People who use the word "holiday" are trying to be inclusive of people who celebrate other winter-time holidays than Christmas (e.g. Ramadan, Hanukkah, etc.). It's meant to be polite, and should be taken that way.
No
Its not like christmas at all.
Because they are two completely different holidays with different meanings and different religions.You might as well ask why Ramadan is celebrated completely differently from the Chinese New Year.
Yes, since Barack Obama is a Muslim I would suppose that he does celebrate the month of ramadan and not Christmas!!
It is one of the longest Jewish holidays, but some other religions have longer holidays, such as Ramadan, which is observed by Muslims.