December - Holidays of Three Religions

Usually December is the month when three major monotheistic religions celebrate their important holidays.  In northern Israel, Haifa, these holidays are celebrated as a holiday of three religions, facing the common, peaceful celebrations and events held on weekends during the month.

In this month we forget the disputes, disagreements and have fun together in a multiple events and fairs where various products, some of them ethnic are suggested to the multitude come to the northern city from all over Israel.

Both Christmas and Hanukkah involve gift giving.  While Hanukkah serves as a  week of the kid gifts mostly, Christmas is a whole family gift period.


The Christmas - Annual Holiday, celebrated on December 25th, that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.  Current traditions of the holiday include gift-giving, church celebrations, exchange of cards, and the display of various decorations — including the Christmas tree, lights, and many more.   Santa Claus or Father Christmas is a popular mythological figure often associated with bringing gifts at Christmas for children.  Gift stockings are further tradition associated with this Holiday and Santa Claus.

Hanukkah -  also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, and may occur from late November to late December on the Gregorian calendar.

The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a special nine-branched Menorah or Hanukiah, one light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. An extra light called a shamash (Hebrew: "guard" or "servant") is also lit each night for the purpose of lighting the others, and is given a distinct location, usually above or below the rest (Wikipedia).

Id Al-Adha Al-Mubaraq - "Festival of Sacrifice" or "Greater Eid" is a Muslim Holiday celebrated by Muslims (including the Druze) worldwide to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God.

Men, women, and children are expected to dress in their finest clothing and ornaments to perform Eid prayer in a large congregation in open area or mosque.

Three religions celebrate these Holidays while wearing their finery, giving gifts to families, friends and colleagues.

Now is a time where gifts are bought to be ready to celebrations. You are welcome to visit our store and choose the gifts to your  beloved people.