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What do you make of the contrast between St. John of the Cross and "the dark night of the soul" and the images of light we get during Advent, especially this week in the Sunday gospel and the celebration of St. Lucy?

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What similarities do you see among the December celebrations of Advent, St. Nicholas Day, Hanukkah and St. Lucy's Day

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they are celebrated in december and they use symbols of light to represent certain things (days) and use gifts to symbolize holy things

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The similarities bewteen the two days are that they both are celebrated in the dark
The similarities between Christmas and Chanaka are that u recieve gifts and candels are used

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Some similarities I see between all the holidays is they all involve the idea of light, either in the form of candles or in the case of Christmas, Jesus. Another similarity is all the holidays center around coming together and giving gifts to one another.

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All of these December celebrations involve the idea of light in some way. In Advent, a candle is lit each week in anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ. Hanukkah and St. Lucy's Day also involve the use of candles. These celebrations also involve coming together with family and friends.

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Some of the similarities among the holidays that I see have to do with light and candles St. Lucy celebrations include a crown of candles, candles are lit on the Menorah during Hanukkah, and there are also lights used on Christmas (whether through actual lights or candles in church). Many of these celebrations also have to do with the gift of receiving and giving, such as Christmas, Hanukkah, and St. Nicholas day.

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All of the aforementioned December holidays seem to center around an air of hope.  They have a common theme of light (candles, white clothing) and celebrate the goodness in life

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The main similarity is that they all involve gift giving. The dangerous Lucy is kind of similar to St. Nick's helper who would punish the bad children in certain European countries, specifically Germany I think. They all involve light, too, and the Minora is kind of similar to an Advent Wreath.

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All of these holidays take place in the last month of the year but they all have different times of celebration. All of them have a theme of light to them and another theme is doing the act of giving people gifts.

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The contrast between St.John of the Cross' "dark night of the soul" and all of the images of light we see around this holiday season show the sign of hope that comes during every moment of darkness and it shows that even the dark is not eternal, but the light is.

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The similarities between the celebrations that I noticed was all the candle light. Candles are used during Christmas and Hanukkah. The theme of light is shown through these celebrations.

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All of the December celebrations talked about involve the idea of light in some sense and focus on hope.

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The main similarity I have recognized is the use of light and candles. On St. Lucy Day, a woman will wear the lit candles on her head. During Hanukkah, a candle is lit each day leading up to the celebration. During Advent we light a candle each week, four weeks prior to our celebration.

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all the holidays have religous significance  and involve some sort of significant food

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They're similar to how there celebrated

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I think that both celbrations dive both into the light and dark. Both present things we have and can have in the future. It also Gives us a time to morn and movie on. That is what sant lucy realltt shows.

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The similarities I have noticed in these celebrations are the use of candles. Every celebration celebrates good and light. They all can be celebrated with your loved ones and with others.

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The similarity between them is the idea of tradition, being together as a family and light.

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There are multiple similarities between the these holidays. The first being that they center around light and represent hope. The second being that they are all celebrated in the month of December. December is a month of hope because it represents the end of year and the time leading into the next.

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The similarities between the holidays were that they all had light and maybe tradition. Most of these holidays use a candle also for these holidays you might have special traditions with your family where you are all being brought together and you do this every year when one of these holidays come around in December.