Jewish – Hanukkah

Commemorates the Jewish victory over Syrian Greeks in 165 B.C.E., restoring Jewish independence.

Christmas

Christian: Christmas Celebrates the birth of Jesus.

Kwanzaa

Maulana Karenga wanted to come up with a way to unify the black community following this event. As a professor and chairman of black studies at California State University, Dr. Karena combined several elements of his teaching to create this …