I got some beautiful Hanukkah icons from my AMAZING AND BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS, and I am so thankful this holiday is multiple days so I can rotate through all of them.Â
This one is from @alexheberling, who writes the super amazing magical girl comic The Hues , which is on hiatus but still readable AND you can still buy both books, which I have and recommend.Â
She also does commissions here, which you should really take a look at.Â
THANK YOU ALEX I LOVE HER. I love that you turned her staff into a menorah oh my god.Â
i AM GLAD YOU LIKE THE MENORAH because I drew it, and sent it, and then the next day I was like “was that totally irreverent? did I do a problematic?” but YAY
A young traveller and his two companions had reached a great city. Stopped by guards, all three were taken to the city’s palace. The old king was a madman, but could see that the traveler was a true warrior.
“Throw them a feast!”, he ordered, and it was done.
While the traveller ate, the king looked down upon him, and concluded that he was indeed a hero above all others. To test him, however, the king would have to put him through three trials. When the traveller refused this, the king grew cross and took his companions captive until he complied.
First, the boy had to fetch a golden key from beneath a waterfall. The boy succeeded, but when he requested that the king to set his friends free, he refused.
The second task was to find the king’s hare. The boy, thinking this easy enough, found a small hare without any interference. Suddenly, a beast came into view, and charged at the boy, startling the hare and sending it off into a panicked sprint. They boy chased the hare until in escaped into a hole in the wall, and was left cornered by the charging beast. It was only then that the boy realized– the beast was a large hare itself! The giant hare’s manner instantly changed to that of a mild pet’s, and the boy returned it to the king.
“I am ready for the next challenge,” he announced.
For the third task, the king pointed to his right side, where stood a wicked looking man with an iron claw and a scythe, and then to his left, where stood a large warrior with an axe.
“Your final test is a duel,” explained the king. “You may choose your opponent.”
The boy looked from the metal armed man to the the giant, and made his decision.
“I choose you!” he declared, pointing to the feeble old king.
The king’s eyes widened, then fell into a grin.
“Wrong choice.”
The king threw off his robes, and he was fuckin ripped son,,
so anyway that’s the plot of the 5th episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender
Chanukah is a largely unimportant holiday that is as popular as it is because it sits next to Christmas most years. however, the holiday exists because the Jews of Israel (which was controlled by Greece at the time) did everything they could to resist assimilation. the important thing isn’t the oil or the menorah; it’s that the Greeks told the Jews that they were not allowed to worship their god, and the Jews refused.
when you call Chanukah “Jewish Christmas,” you go against why we have Chanukah in the first place. when you ask Jews if they still celebrate Christmas, while knowing that they are Jewish and observant, you go against why we have Chanukah in the first place. when you claim that Christmas is an American holiday, not a religious one, you go against why we have Chanukah in the first place. when you pity us for not celebrating Christmas, you go against why we have Chanukah in the first place.
Jews do not need Christianity or Christmas to be happy. Jews do not need to be assimilated to be happy. we don’t need your pity. we have our own way of doing things that works without yours.
james cameron: what’s the best way to adapt a manga lads. it’s by digitally giving the main character giant ass eyes like in the Japanese Style right. right fellas
