Hanukkah, also known as Hanukah or the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday lasting eight days that is usually celebrated in November or December (between 25 Kislev and 2 or 3 Tevet according to the Jewish calendar). The holiday commemorates the cleansing and rededication of the Jerusalem Temple by the Maccabees in the 2nd century BC, after it was devastated by the Greeks.
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Religious symbols - the holiday of Hanukkah
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A holiday lasting 8 days
Hanukkah trivia and information
- Chanukah Menorah: The main symbol of Hanukkah is a nine-branched candlestick called a Hanukkah menorah or hanukkiah. Each day of the holiday, one additional candlestick is lit until all eight are lit at the end of the holiday. The ninth candlestick, called the "shamash," is used to light the others and is placed on a separate arm.
- Oil: The centerpiece of Hanukkah is the miracle associated with oil. According to tradition, when the Maccabees cleansed the Temple Mount, they found only one small amphora with pure olive oil, enough for one day. Miraculously, this oil lasted for eight days, until new oil was prepared. Accordingly, during Hanukkah it is customary to eat foods fried in oil, such as potato pancakes (latkes) and doughnuts (sufganiyot).
- Games and activities: A popular game during Hanukkah is the game of drejdl (sevivon), which is a four-sided spinning wheel with Hebrew letters on each side, representing the phrase "Nes gadol haya sham" ("A great miracle happened here").
- Gifts: In many Jewish cultures, it is customary to give children gifts for Hanukkah.
- Prayers: During Hanukkah, special prayers and songs are added to regular Jewish prayers, including a prayer of thanksgiving called "Al ha-Nissim" and the song "Ma'oz Tzur" ("Rock of our salvation").
