Reply To: Gifts on Chanukah – How Often? Home › Forums › Yom Tov › Chanukah › Gifts on Chanukah – How Often? › Reply To: Gifts on Chanukah – How Often? November 21, 2008 4:53 pm at 4:53 pm #628074 MoshejoeMember Sonay Matones, Yichyeh. Chanaka gelt, sure. But gifts? People need to realize that Chanaka is not Xmas.