1. Diversity and the Holidays BY Janette De La Rosa Ducut, Ed.D. Training and Development Officer

2. 900 University Ave, Riverside CA 92521 Phone 951.827.6303  Fax 951.827.5122  ehs@ucr.edu www.ehs.ucr.edu Agenda 1.Learn about other celebrations BackgroundCustoms GamesFood 2.Make no expectations about others 3.Mark calendars with other celebrations

3. Hanukkah “Dedication”

4. The Festival of Lights

5. 1234 567 8 December 21, 2008

6. Antiochus IV

7. Rededication of the Temple

8. Oil lamp

9. Menorah

10. Electric lights

11. Oil lamp

12. Early oil lamp

13. Timing

14. Friday sundown

15. Dreidel

16. The Dreidel Game

17. Gifts

18. Food

19. Symbols

20. Kwanzaa “first”

21. December 26, 2008

22. Kinara

23. Principles

24. decoration

25. Gifts

26. feast

28. Earth, Air, Fire, Water Game

29. Symbol

30. Christmas “Christ’s mass”

31. December 24, 2008

33. Decorations

34. Christmas tree

39. Nativity scene

40. Church

41. Food

42. Gifts

43. Santa Claus

45. White Elephant game

46. Symbol

47. Hajj

48. Saudi ArabiaTent City

49. Mount of Mercy

50. Stone pillars Ka’aba

51. Eid al-Adha

52. Islamic New Year 1430 AH