Sasha Sagan
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Those are the only two options.
Those are the only two options.
Those are the only two options.
It's co-opted from the winter solstice Roman stuff.
It's co-opted from the winter solstice Roman stuff.
It's co-opted from the winter solstice Roman stuff.
Yes, that's right. Yes. I mean, my ancestors, when I do a DNA test, it's like 100. I think they can only say like 99.9%. But it's like Ashkenazi Jew. And I'm like, I know.
Yes, that's right. Yes. I mean, my ancestors, when I do a DNA test, it's like 100. I think they can only say like 99.9%. But it's like Ashkenazi Jew. And I'm like, I know.
Yes, that's right. Yes. I mean, my ancestors, when I do a DNA test, it's like 100. I think they can only say like 99.9%. But it's like Ashkenazi Jew. And I'm like, I know.
I do everything. So we do Hanukkah as a kind of like historical reenactment. You know, like we do it in this way to say to our children, like, this is what your ancestors were doing for thousands of years. And see this thematic through line about the light and the darkness. The days are short in the Northern Hemisphere. And so we do this.
I do everything. So we do Hanukkah as a kind of like historical reenactment. You know, like we do it in this way to say to our children, like, this is what your ancestors were doing for thousands of years. And see this thematic through line about the light and the darkness. The days are short in the Northern Hemisphere. And so we do this.
I do everything. So we do Hanukkah as a kind of like historical reenactment. You know, like we do it in this way to say to our children, like, this is what your ancestors were doing for thousands of years. And see this thematic through line about the light and the darkness. The days are short in the Northern Hemisphere. And so we do this.
And then my husband's family, my husband's also secular, but his family is historically Christian. And, you know... And my mother-in-law does a lot of fun Christmas stuff. And we do that stuff too. And again, in the context of like, this is a way to honor our ancestors. And, you know, also because Christmas is so... I mean, it's so ubiquitous.
And then my husband's family, my husband's also secular, but his family is historically Christian. And, you know... And my mother-in-law does a lot of fun Christmas stuff. And we do that stuff too. And again, in the context of like, this is a way to honor our ancestors. And, you know, also because Christmas is so... I mean, it's so ubiquitous.
And then my husband's family, my husband's also secular, but his family is historically Christian. And, you know... And my mother-in-law does a lot of fun Christmas stuff. And we do that stuff too. And again, in the context of like, this is a way to honor our ancestors. And, you know, also because Christmas is so... I mean, it's so ubiquitous.
It's like, you have to really make a choice to not celebrate it, you know?
It's like, you have to really make a choice to not celebrate it, you know?
It's like, you have to really make a choice to not celebrate it, you know?
Well, they have to deal with... And then it makes it more attractive.
Well, they have to deal with... And then it makes it more attractive.