Milkweed Glossary

by Jerry Spinelli

Milkweed Glossary

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Hanukkah

Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of December, commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. believed to be the 8 days of gift giving rather than one day compared to christmas.

sprouting

to grow

goatee

a small pointed beard that grows in the middle of the chin

sauerkraut

German dish of chopped pickled cabbage.

Jackboot

used as a symbol of cruel or authoritarian behaviour

mare

the female of a horse

Gypsy

a member of a travelling people with dark skin and hair and free-spirited in nature.

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