Celebrating Hanukkah Amidst

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What is Boxing Day? All about the celebration's origin and traditions

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How the holidays are being celebrated around the globe

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Amid Gaza war, another year of subdued Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem

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From Katy Perry's comeback to the Joker sequel: 15 celebrity flops and fails of 2024

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The Animal Celebrities Who Surprised, Soothed and Screamed at Us in 2024

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Christians in Gaza, Huddled in Churches, Celebrate Christmas

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20 years after a devastating tsunami, a survivor celebrates what the disaster has given him

The Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami began with a 9.3-magnitude earthquake. A series of waves devastated coastal communities in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand.

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Hanukkah in Pictures: Keeping the Flame Alive

Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history.

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Celebrating first night of Hanukkah in Wilkes-Barre

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Celebrated Indian author MT Vasudevan Nair dies at 91

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Hanukkah coincides with Christmas this year, setting up a gift-giving conundrum for Jewish families

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Christmas in Bethlehem celebrated under the shadow of Israel's war in Gaza

Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians continue to be killed.

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This Hanukkah, Choose Light Over Heat

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How the Las Vegas Jewish community is celebrating Hanukkah amidst Hamas attacks 1 year later

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Hanukkah begins Wednesday; QC Jewish leader hopes for ‘more light, less darkness’

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Hanukkah this year starts on Christmas Day in rare occurrence

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Significance of Christmas and Hanukkah falling on the same day

Wednesday marks a rare holiday occurrence — when Hanukkah begins at sundown on Christmas night. It's just the fifth time in the last 114 years that both holidays are taking place on the same day, ...