Merry Christmas to all....

[DraculaInDallas]

I would like to extend a Merry Christmas wish to all members of the Armed Forces and their families. No matter what your view of the political decisions that have been made is, the bottom line is there are many men and women from different countries in harms way and won't be home with their loved ones over the holidays. Many have sacrificed the ultimate sacrifice through many wars throughout the years so we can have the freedom and security to be able to enjoy something as simple as HDC. To all families of the Armed Forces, past and present, Merry Christmas and a safe Holiday Season, AND a Merry Christmas to everyone here at HDC
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[Rotting Eye]

hell, how about a merry christmas in general?

merry christmas everyone! i hope you all have a good one. i know i will :cool:

[ShankS]

yeah Merry Christmas to everyone here. :)

[bloodrayne]

Hmm...*Checks calendar*...Drac, are you one of those people who takes down their Halloween decorations and puts up their Christmas decorations on the same day?...:p





Thanks, just the same:)

[filmmaker2]

Yes absolutely. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. All good dreams and fine wishes!

[urgeok]

i'm with Rayne again on this one ..

with the exception of that redicuous poem thing i did .. i'll reserve my holiday wishes until the 24th ...

unless we have jewish members here and then i'll have to find out when Chanukah starts :)

[newb]

Originally posted by urgeok
i'm with Rayne again on this one ..

with the exception of that redicuous poem thing i did .. i'll reserve my holiday wishes until the 24th ...

unless we have jewish members here and then i'll have to find out when Chanukah starts :)

Today.....I think.
Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days and nights, starting on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar (which is November-December on the Gregorian calendar). In Hebrew, the word "Hanukkah" means "dedication."

Lighting the candles The holiday commemorates the rededication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Jews' 165 B.C.E. victory over the Hellenist Syrians. Antiochus, the Greek King of Syria, outlawed Jewish rituals and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods.

In 168 B.C.E. the Jews' holy Temple was seized and dedicated to the worship of Zeus.

Some Jews were afraid of the Greek soldiers and obeyed them, but most were angry and decided to fight back.

Hassidic Hanukkah The fighting began in Modiin, a village not far from Jerusalem. A Greek officer and soldiers assembled the villagers, asking them to bow to an idol and eat the flesh of a pig, activities forbidden to Jews. The officer asked Mattathias, a Jewish High Priest, to take part in the ceremony. He refused, and another villager stepped forward and offered to do it instead. Mattathias became outraged, took out his sword and killed the man, then killed the officer. His five sons and the other villagers then attacked and killed the soldiers. Mattathias' family went into hiding in the nearby mountains, where many other Jews who wanted to fight the Greeks joined them. They attacked the Greek soldiers whenever possible.

About a year after the rebellion started, Mattathias died. Before his death, he put his brave son Judah Maccabee in charge of the growing army. After three years of fighting, the Jews defeated the Greek army, despite having fewer men and weapons.

Lighting the Candles Judah Maccabee and his soldiers went to the holy Temple, and were saddened that many things were missing or broken, including the golden menorah. They cleaned and repaired the Temple, and when they were finished, they decided to have a big dedication ceremony. For the celebration, the Maccabees wanted to light the menorah. They looked everywhere for oil, and found a small flask that contained only enough oil to light the menorah for one day. Miraculously, the oil lasted for eight days. This gave them enough time to obtain new oil to keep the menorah lit. Today Jews celebrate Hanukkah for eight days by lighting candles in a menorah every night, thus commemorating the eight-day miracle.

[urgeok]

oi vey ! well in that case,

Happy Chanukah !

[Gren the cake]

CHRISTMAS CHEER IZ HERE!! :D

[jay o2 waster]

happy jesus day

[MichaelMyers]

Happy Wednesday.

[jay o2 waster]

Originally posted by MichaelMyers
Happy Wednesday. happy im gonna ass rpe you day

[ShankS]

Happy Bouffant Henry Day

[bloodygurl02]

a lil early but thanx.:D

merry x-mas everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dantehorrorfan]

Merry Fucking Christmas!!!!!!!!!:D

[The STE]

Happy Christmahanikwanzika

[PurplePoison89]

Happy Holidayz to all. Happy Hannukah,Happy Kwanza And of course MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope everyone has a happy great holiday and hell since we're doing things so early happy New Years tooo.

[Gren the cake]

Dessert: Pecan tarts, sugar cookies, pecan somethings, rice krispie treats, pecan pie, banana cream pie, spritz cookies, brownies, cheesecake, caramel apple pie

and thats just the beginning

its gonna be one hell of a christmas.

[filmmaker2]

Happy Holidays again, everyone!

(I just do the generic "Happy Holidays" thing, because that covers everyone.)

Pootie also shares his holiday thoughts:

[Gren the cake]

i steal him

[newb]

http://www.dailyhaggis.com/img/festivus_front.jpg

[Gren the cake]

itz holidays bitch

[filmmaker2]

Just so we're all properly informed, here are the facts on Pootie:

Technically, Pootie is not a squirrel or a rat: He's a Tree Monkey.

But I can't tell him that he's a Tree Monkey because if I did, he'd flip his bananas right out of the tree!