Holidays

This Little Light

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As many people mark Hanukkah this season, it is worth remembering how varied the experience of this holiday can be. Outside the United States, the Festival of Lights is often a quieter, more modest observance. In the U.S., it has been shaped by the cultural weight and commercialization of Christmas, sometimes magnified, sometimes overshadowed, often reframed by the season that surrounds it. Even so, the heart of Hanukkah remains unchanged: light held against darkness, presence chosen over despair.

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Recipe for Reflection

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Recipe for Reflection

This time of year often feels like walking a narrow, leaf-strewn bridge between the warmth of Thanksgiving and the bright, jangling chaos of December. Many people leap into the holly-jolly part long before the calendar catches up, but November has always carried a different kind of weight for me. It feels quieter. It feels more sacred, like a month that asks us to slow down and take stock of what we are carrying.

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Five Things I Learned
from Día de los Muertos

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In La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, the first two days November smell like marigolds and desert sand and sea air. The plaza fills with laughter, candlelight, and men in glorious drag as Catrinas—lace fans, painted faces, and all. My parents lived there for twenty years, and every fall they wandered through the town square, admiring the ofrendas and soaking in that mix of reverence and joy.

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Everyday Rituals

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Happy New Year 2025. To me, a new year feels like the first, crisp page of an empty notebook, the clean surface of a blank canvas, or a pristine beach with nary a footprint embedded in the expanse of white sand. It’s a world of possibilities and wonder. What will this new year hold?

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