Monday, November 11, 2013

Have You Heard About Thanksgivukkah??

This year the first day of Chanukah and Thanksgiving are on the same day ...November 28.  This coincidence will not occur again for 70,000 years.  Wow!
Since the date of Chanukah is based on the Jewish calendar, a lunisolar calendar, the days of Chanukah seem to jump around every year.  Yet Chanukah is always on the same lunisolar calendar date each and every year.
Because of the coincidence of these 2 holidays some vendors are having a wonderful time thinking of how to combine the symbols of each holiday into one symbol.
What we have is a new name for this occasion:  Thanksgivukkah.  There will be lots of turkeys on spinning dreidles, new holiday greetings like Gobble Tov (which means Good Gobble) and a semi-feeble attempt to mix turkey and dressing with potato latkes and sour cream.
I just point this out not only for your edification but just to let you know that retailers are hustling to figure out what to do about all of this.  This is exactly what retail is always doing.  I think these 2 holidays coming together has caught many retailers off guard.
In addition, we are now at 43 days until Christmas.
Sweet Tooth will be attempting to provide some fun goodies for all 3 holidays.  Check out our Facebook page or come into the store and see what's cooking!!

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