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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have the opposite problem.  We are Christians and never once is Christmas explained or even mentioned.  The Dawalii story and candles are explained year after year. 
The Hannakua story is explained every year. But nothing about Christmas is referenced or explained. Even for Multicultural night, Christmas is not represented.  [/quote]

This is my experience as well. Any other holiday, but Christmas or Easter, is acceptable to talk about at public schools. Live in NYC, card-carrying Democrat.[/quote]

Same. I've never even seen the words Christmas or Easter in anything the school has sent or said. It's "winter holidays" and "Spring break".

That being said, I moved to a very Jewish area in middle school and the majority of kids were Jewish. I really didn't know anything about the Jewish religious holidays and wished they'd been explained to me more (I was a bit insulated at a Catholic school). I think OP should have said what the story of Hannukah is about. I also think it's fine to say that Christmas to Christians is a holiday to celebrate the day Jesus was born. And then segue into how everyone celebrates it with family, trees and elves.[/quote]

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