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They both light candles.
There is a pattern to lighting the candles.
Both countries were invaded by soldiers and destroy their beliefs and tried to take over.
Both religions had candles that were held on something.
They both believe in God.
They both come from the same God.
They both have stars. The star of David and the star for Jesus.
Celebrate – Both use candles and both religions pray.
They both believe in one God.
Presents are given and celebrate with family and friends.
Prayers turned into songs.
Worship – Speaking to Rabbi’s about Hunukkah, speaking to priests about the birth of Christ. Both are approachable.
Miracles – Mary being pregnant and the lasting oil are both miracles.
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The candles were different colours and shape.
They both have different stands for their candles.
The Romans invaded the Christian people and the Greeks invaded the Jewish people.
The holidays are celebrated differently – Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus and Hanukkah celebrate the miracle of the oil lasting 8 days.
There is a different amount of candles and a different structure of lighting them and different ceremony.
The lights represent different things. In Judaism the candles represent the 8 days whereas in Christianity the 5 candles represent Hope, Peace, Love and Joy with the white one representing purity.
Jewish people do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah.
Candles were lit at different times.
Different symbols.
Speak the language called Hebrew.
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