Reason for My Season ; As Yuletide Looms, Columbia's Multicultural Residents Celebrate Their Own Religious Traditions.

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The Christmas bells are jingling, holiday lights are twinkling and mothballs are falling out of Santa suits in many Columbia homes, but in other homes, dreidels are spinning, the yule log is burning and the Hindu goddess Lakshmi is waiting to hear prayers.

Not every Columbian celebrates Christmas, and for those who don't, this time of the year presents a special opportunity to reinforce their own faith while keeping an open mind to the dominant religion of Columbia.

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Reason for My Season ; As Yuletide Looms, Columbia's Multicultural Residents Celebrate Their Own Religious Traditions.

Hanukkah: Kings and candles. Is Santa real?

Shari Crespy's 2-year-old son, Jonathan, is just starting to grasp what Hanukkah is. "Hanana, that's what he calls it," she said. "It's pretty cute."

"It's his first conscious experience of opening presents. ... I think he'll be pretty ex...

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