The Truth About Hanukkah & Christmas

Is the Church a gentile version of the Jewish religion? Is Passover the Jewish version of Easter? Is Hanukkah the Jewish version of Christmas? Did the first days Church celebrate Easter & Christmas? What are the origins of Easter & Christmas? Should we compromise truth to keep to traditions that are founded in paganism so as to keep the peace & so as not to be out of step with the majority? What is the role of the household of God, the Church of the living God, the pillar & buttress of truth? What is the rightful place of truth in the midst of these questions?