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= Cham Yom Shishi (Ham Friday) ￼ =

Cham Yom Shishi (יום שישי של חזיר) or commonly known as "Ham Friday" in English. Ham Friday is a traditional Jewish holiday, it was formerly celebrated in August when they would slaughter and cure meats for the upcoming winter. Since that was the only acceptable time to it "Cham", which we now call ham (In English). Ham Friday is now celebrated in February to honor how the preserved ham saved many lives in the harsh Winter. It is also celebrated in February because the Jews sent to the camps in the holocaust didn't get to eat their preserved ham, so they ate it in February after liberation of camps and after they finally got home from the months it took to get back to their homes. A smaller celebration still takes place in August to honor the original date of celebration, that day in known as "Ham Monday" or Cham Yom Sheni (יום שני של חזיר). The ham is allowed to be eaten due to the idea of eating something nonkosher to break away from the idea of Kosher and to live life to its fullest extent and to break from normal customs and understand the lesson of breaking the rules for what you value the most. Family.

How it's celebrated
The typical ways that Ham Friday are celebrated.


 * A family decides how they want to cook their Ham. common ways include smoked ham, grilled ham, oven cooked ham then pan seared.
 * Then the Ham's coating is decided. ex: mustard binder, honey, hot honey, brown sugar, etc.
 * The family will gather and sing a song (typically of religious significance or something meaning full to home)
 * After the drinks are served (wine for adults, fruit juice or non-alcoholic wine for children and minors ￼)
 * The family will then do a challah bread breaking then the ham will be cut. (getting the Ham cutting knife is an honor and to go with the task it is said it give good luck in the coming year) ￼
 * The family enjoys the Ham.
 * Afterwards ￼ People gather around to play board games, card games, A house made game, dreidel spinning ￼. Then ending with the game.

Side notes of worth:

 * Many antisemites will deny the existence of this holiday in order to erase Jewish culture and denial of this holiday is denial of Jews in concentration camps. (see lines 4-6 for more info)

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