Yesterday in the NYTimes there was an article about time shifting holidays. This is something we have done for years. When I tell other people we do this, I never once heard a "me, too" so I was intrigued to read someone else's interpretation. Time shifting the holidays allows you to celebrate the holiday when it works for you. This is especially convenient for Jewish holidays since they are based on a lunar calendar and you never know when they will occur year to year, as opposed to Christmas, which, in case you haven't heard, is on the December 25th every year. Over the years, CityCrab's family has become a bit of a diaspora. As long as I've known him (10+ years), his family has always celebrated Chanukah over Christmas. This allows children and grandchildren who live states away the time to come to Charleston. And, it's not like we are doing anything else. So, every year on Christmas Day night we gather at my in-laws for latkes and donuts and dreidels and presents. Everyone goes home happy and full. And, by December 31st rolls around we can all say we took part in a Chanukah celebration.
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