I see your point, but there's more history involved in holidays like Hanukkah and Ramadan than just the vacation and marketing season can account for. These two holidays in particular often don't even fall during any vacation time at all. Secondarily, the history of these two holidays is completely separate from the history of either Yule or Christmas. I understand that the Christians stole Yule, and the Pagans stole it back, or whatever, but that WHOLE TIME Hanukkah was just going in in the background, at whatever time it happened to fall, with no one noticing. The same with Ramadan. It only became a big deal in America, when commercialization got out of hand, and I really blame industry for that more than I blame religion, to be honest.

That's not an excuse for children to remain ignorant about the history of the world, and the history of other cultures. Your previous story was a truly funny anecdote, nonetheless, and I apologize for any spoilage of that .