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| Sep 20, 2016 at 16:28 | comment | added | Eikre | Hanukkah's secular importance is inflated, as it serves as an alternate gift-giving holiday. Its religious significance is kind of subdued. Recall that the holiday is, at its basis, the commemoration of an ancient nationalist military campaign. It's not like that doesn't have secular importance. Even if taken as a real miracle, the eight-day oil reserve really only has symbolic importance. Compare this with the iconography of Santa Claus, an overtly supernatural entity who, nonetheless, is appreciated in a secular fashion. He is the subordinate aspect of a family-centric winter festival. | |
| Jan 13, 2013 at 15:28 | history | edited | user4012 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 13, 2013 at 13:56 | history | answered | user4012 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |