Original sentence: Hanukkah and Kwanzaa (a modern holiday honoring African American heritage) occur near Christmas and have adopted, particularly in the United States, traditions similar to Christmas traditions, such as the sending greeting cards, singing songs, exchanging gifts, and decorating homes
Edited sentence: Each of these traditions has its own origins and observances absent of any connection to Christmas.Less closely connected, but still notable, are the appearance of "Eid Greetings" for the feast of Eid ul-Fitr at the culmination of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.Other religious holidays that occur near Christmas have adopted, particularly in the United States, parallel or alternative traditions similar to Christmas traditions, such as the sending of greeting cards, singing of songs, exchange of gifts, and decorating of the home.The best known example is Hanukkah, which has developed into a "Jewish Christmas" in the minds of some.The conception of these holidays as "alternative" Christmasses" is controversial and far from universal.The modern observance of Kwanzaa among African Americans is also often considered a "black" alternative or supplement to Christmas.This idea was parodied in the television sitcom Seinfeld with the invention of Festivus, "the festival for the rest of us