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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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The similarities between December celebrations of Advent, St. Nicholas Day, Hanukkah, and St. Lucy's Day all have to with celebrating similar things in different ways. They use different symbols that are universal and just experience them in different ways based on culture. Examples of this include how they all bake similar things around the different holidays but vary a little in each of the different cultures. Similarly different carols that are sung around the holidays but they vary in the specific songs. They are similar in how there are specific songs to sing around each of the celebrations. Although they all vary in the specific thing they are celebrating and the story behind it.

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The similarities of Advent, St Nicholas Day, Hanukkah and St. Lucy's day are many. Carols and gathering are prominent in these events as family and significant preparation is usually involved. Light is a main substance or element in all of these. In advent in the candles, along with Hanukkah, and St Lucy. The many holidays in December have a lot in common and are a fun and elaborate time to share with friends, and family in the darkest time of the year.

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There are similarities between the celebrations because they are all about waiting, anticipation, and hope. They provide us with hope during dark times and reassure that better times lay ahead.

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The December celebrations of St. Nicholas and St. Lucy have many similarities. First of all, they are both very significant in the countries where they are celebrated and the celebrations don't just take place in church, they happen at work, schools, and in communities. They are also similar in the way that the celebrations have special songs, dances, foods, and clothing that are significant to the celebration.

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I have seen many similarities among the December celebrations. They all have central ideas that involve celebrating a part of faith and each celebration has a long history that dates back to the early Church. Also, these celebrations each have their own symbols and foods that go along with them and there is a common theme of gift giving and receiving. Lastly, these December celebrations have symbols of light as shown through candles being lit and I think this represents some light to contrast the darkness of these winter months.

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The similarities that I see are that they all involve some kind of candles or presents. I think the candles represent light in the world and bringing light into other people's lives and the presents represent showing your appreciation for those who mean the most to you. They are all very hopeful holidays and the light and the presents can how that there is always something good coming in the future.

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The similarities between the December celebrations all celebrate the same thing just different ways through their culture or faith. Most of them surround themselves with some type of light and giving back to others close to you. They all seem to fall around the same and have many of the same stories intertwined into them. Light in my opinion is a big similarities because of what light brings and symbolizes during these dark times.

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Similarities that I see among the celebrations of Advent, St. Nicholas Day, Hanukkah and St. Lucy's Day is that they all seem to deal with bringing light and happiness to people in the cold and dark of December. All of these holidays have something to do with light, candles, or giving of gifts. Finally, they all also deal with the bringing of people together as a community through the celebration of these holidays.

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I think it's very interesting that during these times of happiness and light, there is a darker side like in the "dark night of the soul" and the other half of St. Lucy's day. Without darkness, light cannot exist though. The darkness reminds us of light because they are opposites. During this time, the darkness serves to help us find light.

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some similarities between the December holidays are that they all involve a lot of good and gift giving.

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The similarities between them is that there all celebrated right around the same time, and they all have to do with our different faiths. They are very important to all the people, and countries that celebrate them.

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The similarities that I see among the December celebrations is that they seem to revolve around light and joy. Each celebration is celebrated around the same time and they focus on celebrating with loved ones.

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There are many similarities among St Nicholas Day, Hanukkah, and St. Lucy's Day. One of these is the contrast between light and dark. Another similarity is the great food and dessert that are vital aspects of the celebrations. The contrast between good and evil is a common similarity amongst both St. Nicholas Day and St. Lucy's Day. I think learning about these holidays was super cool.

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advent and hanukuh are similar in that candles are lit to count down the time until celebration (once they are all lit) There is gifts along the way to the celebration like st nicolus day for us and some people open gifts each day of Hanukah.

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All of the holiday calibrations have 3 things in common: light, food, and people. They all light up the darkness in the winder while keeping people together and happy.

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All of the celebrations include gathering with friends and family. There is also different forms of prayer that are included on each day of the celebrations. The celebrations are related to the different faiths and they bring people closer together.

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There are very many connections between the three of these celebrations. They all contain groups of people getting together and worshipping something. In Advent we await the coming of Christ, for St. Lucy there is celebration and remembrance of her. On Hanukkah there is a worship of Jewish culture and for St. Nick day the remembrance of his actions.

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All of the celebrations have some sort of gathering with family, gift giving, and using candles. There are different forms of prayer. Food plays an important role in each holiday as well/

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All the celebrations are waited for and people use candle to keep track

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There are similarities between them like anticipation and excitement plus a lot of gift giving and have a lot of good involved because of God and Jesus during these times.

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I see similarities between saint Nicholas day celebrations and saint Lucia celebrations as people light candles and have certain traditions that they attend to each year. They are both significant Saints on the Church calendar.