As a result, while most Christians spend their day off celebrating the holiday, non-Christians have little left to do as most businesses are closed. This has led other cultures in the United States to create their own Christmas traditions. Members of the Jewish community started their own tradition of spending Christmas Day ordering and eating Chinese food (Li, 2011, p. 28). Although it seems like a random combination, the ideas behind these customs might actually be an attempt for Jews to use Christmas Day to embrace their culture. What makes Chinese cuisine particularly special to the Jewish community is that it is representative of traditional kosher food (Li, 2011, p. 29). For example, wontons served in traditional Chinese culture are similar to a food in Jewish culture known as kreplach, which are square or triangular shaped dumplings usually filled with ground meat or cheeses (Li, 2011, p 30). By eating Chinese food at Christmas, many Jews feel like it gives them their own identity, since Chinese food is not considered American (Li, 2011, p. 29). On the other hand, other Jewish families take advantage of Christmas to volunteer or cover shifts at hospitals and police stations so that their Christian colleagues can celebrate the holiday (Shandler & Weintraub,