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This morning, BJ and I got to talking about religion. He knew that we are not Jewish, knew that Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday, knew that we celebrate Christmas (duh, the tree was right there in all its sparkly glory). So, he wanted to know, are we Christians?
No, I said, explaining that Christians believe Jesus Christ is the son of God and their savior. We don't hold that belief. (Not that he really understood what that meant, of course, but he took it in stride.) We've been reading about the Christmas story and the birth of Christ, so I wasn't too surprised to be having that conversation. (I'm still really liking Tomie's Little Christmas Pageant as a good, matter-of-fact telling of the tale.)
You could practically see the wheels spinning in his big four-year-old brain. We weren't Jewish, not Christian.... "So what are we, Mommy?" was his next question, of course.
And before I could say anything, he answered his own query: "We're Californian. That's what we are."
Indeed.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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perfect!
I love it! Perfect! Please tell him, on behalf of Tia Miri or not, that Hannukah is actually a very minor Jewish holiday and it is not a Jewish Christmas (which some kids learn in school).
Here's a fun site with some good activities about other holidays, like Rosh Hashanah, which is the most important.
http://www.chabad.org/kids/article_cdo/aid/354742/jewish/Holidays.htm
And a site for grownups: http://www.jewfaq.org/holidayg.htm
Great links, Tia! Thank you so much! Will do on explaining the proper emphasis on Jewish holidays.
thanks for the comment, Cathy!
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