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Hanukkah (also known as Chanukah, Hanukah, Hannuka and the Festival of Lights) is an eight-day Jewish holiday that usually takes place between late November and late December. It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees, a Jewish rebel army, over the Syrians in 165 B.C.E., as well as the subsequent rededication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem.
Kwanzaa is a celebration of family, community and culture. The holiday is an ancient and living tradition which reflects the best of African thought and practice in its reaffirmation of the dignity of the human person in our community, our environment, our kinship with it and the rich resources and meanings of a people's culture.
Come and join us on Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 2:00 pam. to 4:00 p.m. in 114 Rentschler Hall, the Office of Multicultural Services. Download the 2009 Hanukkah & Kwanzaa Holiday Celebration (PDF) Flyer here.
Learn more about Hanukkah at Hanukkah a Brief History or Kwanzaa at The Official Kwanzaa Web Site. |
