by Simonpet » Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:57 am
. . And I hold them dear to my heart.
Username: Simonpet
Name: Or ("light" in Hebrew)
Gender: Female
What is your favorite Hanukkah memory? I've celebrated Hanukkah for as long as I can remember (that is, since kindergarten) and I have many favorite memories from each year. But I think that the memory that tops 'em all would have to be the Hanukkah of 2014, when it fell on Thanksgiving. That year, my parents, grandparents, aunts, uncle, and their kits were all brought together for two holidays that celebrated something similar: being grateful. Being grateful for family. Home. Presents. Light. Laughter. All of these things and more. The photos, too, are very memorable. If I think back, I can still see the playground where we took the photos, how it looked in the dusk light, and how loud it was. I can still feel my family pressed around me as we're taking a group photograph. I can still remember how it felt to brush my hair away as it swayed in the wind as I hold my younger sibling tight. But most of all, I can remember the miracle of celebrating two holidays that are at once so different and so similar.