Cross-cultural currents ebb and flow around New York for the holidays For starters, for many in New York the holiday in question is Hanukkah, which is already upon us and celebrated for eight days starting this Saturday And all those who celebrate Christmas do so in traditions spiced by countries around the world Russians, Greeks and other Orthodox Christians even celebrate Christmas on a different day (actually, in a different year, on January 7, 2013) or more likely both days -- while Soviet-era Russians traditionally focused on New Years Day, when many of the rest of us have gone a bit out of focus Read more
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