[video -- December holidays]

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[Blaine is home when he makes the post. He's sitting on his couch. There's music in the background, though its not loud enough to really be clear about what the song is. It sounds like some kind of show-tune.]

Hey guys. [A pause, because he's not really sure how to word this.My friend Rachel is Jewish. Kurt and I are setting up a menorah for her

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What's Hanukkah? [Yep, totally serious.]

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[Gah, those questions are too cute for words!] It's a Jewish holiday celebrated in December. It lasts eight days but the days change so I don't know when it is here.

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Wow, eight whole days? There must be a lot to do! How come the days change?

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[He pauses a moment, because he feels bad that he can't accurately answer that question] I think it has to do with the way the Jewish calendar lines up.

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Dec. 20-28 yes, and yes, I'm celebrating - all three of you are welcome to attend, of course.

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Thank you Michael. I thought you probably would be celebrating. I'll see what she wants to do but I'll bring up that we're invited.

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You're welcome. The calender here lines up with mine from home, for what it's worth. It wouldn't be like Thanksgiving, but that's probably a relief to some.

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What do you do? There are prayers or things that have to be said right, or at least the story about what the lights mean? [Blaine obviously feels bad that he doesn't know how the holiday actually works and is attempting to become educated] You'd probably be able to do that properly, Kurt and I would end up having to read something.

I'll see what Rachel wants to do. She might want to teach us by herself or she might find the idea of having an adult around comforting. [Blaine also obviously thinks that everyone should be able to find relying on you comforting]

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[He's at the sink doing dishes, apron and all, occasionally shimmying to the music.

What does Rachel even eat for Hannukah? I can't exactly cook her brisket.

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[Blaine is trying to reply to people but Kurt's shimmies are very distracting.]

I really don't know. [He frowns a bit] We could probably find recipes online or I could ask the guys over at the House for some?

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[Dishes, dishes... So much more now that Rachel has moved in. They sure do make a lot of them for just three people, he muses.]

I know what I'm doing, Blaine. I'm just wondering if there is a plausible vegan alternative to traditional Hannukah cuisine. I suppose I could just make a bunch of those potato pancake things.

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I like potato pancakes. [Blaine's says with a smile. He gets up finally, pulling his tired body off of the couch.] Can I dry?

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Hello Blaine, you are looking quite well I must say.

[He smiles happily, it was good to see the young man in good spirits]

I have been reading up on Christmas, but I was not aware of Hanukkah. Neither are holidays which exist in my world. If it is not too much trouble, could you perhaps tell me a bit about them?

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[Blaine gives Iroh a smile. To be honest, he's pretty tired, but things are going much better for him and hanging around the apartment while Kurt dances around makes everything seem perfect.]

I don't know a lot about Hanukkah to be honest. My family celebrated Christmas. I know that it lasts eight days and you light candles every night. Oh, and you eat a lot of food that is cooked in oil.

Do you have winter holidays?

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[Alright lighting candles, having food cooked in oil, those sound familiar, the number 8 must be a fortunate number in that culture]

We do have a festival during the winter solistice, largely to appease the spirits, as the line between the spirit world and the real world blur during that time. Though I was not able to celebrate them in the traditional manner for some time.

[Helping his nephew go around the world on a boat makes that hard]

bedtime for me will pick this up tomorrow!

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How do you traditionally celebrate?

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She can come hang with us if she wants?

In my home country - Delaware - the tradition of our people is two nights of half-assed gifts, two nights of crap you picked up at the gas station, and four nights of screw it, who wants to buy eight presents anyway.

It's a very sacred tradition.

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[That makes Blaine laugh.]

I could easily buy Kurt eight gifts.

I didn't know that you're Jewish. [And he feels a little dumb for that.]

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Eh, it's just a thing. [Shrug.] It's no biggie.

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It's still a part of who you are.