Chanukah vs Christmas

The way we celebrate these holidays is reflective of something. What that is, I don't know. Ok ok, I know, I just don't want to say it in a Christian country.

I like the idea of Christmas. Giving, world peace, love- these are good things last time I checked. Running up the electric bill of everyone in the neighborhood to keep your Santa snow globe inflated and shining bright is a bit much though.

Christmas

Taken from a moving car, but through the sea of light you can make out the giant snow globe in the middle, neon reindeer to the left, and the lit candy canes to the right.

The camera wasn't able to capture how bright and obnoxious this one is. Santa and Frosty, a little to the right, raise up and down.

It's hard to see, but they essentially just hung up those flashing snowflakes and then threw the Christmas lights on the tree to the right. If you're going to waste electricity, at least do a good job. Don't make it look like your retarded 5 year old hung up the lights.

Chanukah
The one family that puts their menorah in the window stopped after the third night, so I didn't get a picture of it. That's an early exit for them; they usually last until about the 5th night.

Observations
Christmas is supposed to be about charity and modesty. Chanukah is the freaking festival of lights! And all we do is light a candle for a couple of nights (no one ever makes it all the way). One Jewish house had a couple of blue and white lights and another had a small sad paper menorah taped to their door. No one else has any decoration. That's all that's needed when celebrating Chanukah, the festival of lights. We don't find it necessary to throw it in anybody's face, even though it wouldn't be contradicting the principles of our holiday. How about a little more peace on earth and a little less lit deer, neon snowflakes, giant Santas, and awkward Frostys? Merry Christmas.