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"  Maybe you&amp;#039;ve already heard of Christmasukkah \u2014 the mash up of Christmas and Chanukkah that occurs when the two holidays overlap. But this year, as the Jewish holidays are earlier than usual, retailers and restaurants are preparing for Thanksgivingukkah. The Daily News reports that for the first time in 125 years, the first day of Chanukkah will fall on Thanksgiving. &amp;quot;This early arrival of Chanukah is seen as a chance to look at the Festival of Lights in a different light,&amp;quot; wrote Justin Rocket Silverman. And, as Silverman points out, it&amp;#039;s a perfect excuse to blend the two feasts. More From Delish: Turkey Day Twists: 15 Regional Thanksgiving Dishes Everyone knows turkey, cranberry sauce, and stuffing are the mainstays of the Thanksgiving table. For those who are unfamiliar with Chanukkah foods, there is a focus on dishes fried in oil, symbolic of the oil that lasted for eight days and nights. As such, no Chanukkah is complete without plenty of latkes, or potato pancakes, and Sufganiyot \u2014 delicious, sweet, fried jelly donuts. Families may have to put both meals on the table this year, but chefs are also considering how to combine the two food-focused holidays. According to the Daily News, modern, Jewish-style restaurant Kutsher&amp;#039;s Tribeca, a nod to the old Catskills resort, will serve three courses for Thanksgivingukkah. Traditional potato pancakes will become sweet potato pancakes topped with melted marshmallows. The Sufganiyot, donuts will be filled with cranberry sauce. And the turkey will incorporate the chocolate coins that so many kids receive as Chanukkah &amp;quot;gelt&amp;quot; (Yiddish for money) as a mole sauce, adding Latin flair to the mash-up. More From Delish: 8 Surprising Foods That Taste Like Thanksgiving Restaurant chefs aren&amp;#039;t the only people looking to blend the holidays. According to the Daily News, Anthony Weintraub commissioned his son to create a table ornament to represent the two holidays. The 9-year-old came up with a menorah disguised as a turkey, with spots for nine candles \u2014 just like the traditional Jewish menorah. He calls his creation a &amp;quot;Menurkey&amp;quot; and, according to the Daily News, it has raised more than $48,000 on Kickstarter. If you&amp;#039;re considering skipping Thanksgivingukkah in favor of a traditional Thanksgiving or Chanukkah meal, know this: the two holidays will not collide again until 2070. Kutsher&amp;#039;s Tribeca&amp;#039;s owner, Zach Kutsher, told the Daily News he considers this year to be a &amp;quot;once in a lifetime opportunity.&amp;quot; What are you planning for Thanksgivingukkah? Find more great food content on Delish:   Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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