Hanukkah

Celebrated

25 Kislev

Significance

Rededication of the Second Temple

Hanukkah

About

Jewish festival that celebrates the recovery of Jerusalem and the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. The festival is observed for eight days and nights beginning on the  25th day of Kislev. Each night sees the lighting of a candle atop the nine branched menorah. 

Trivia

The holiday's name is derived from the Hebrew word for dedicate. In contemporary culture the holiday is also known as the Festival of Lights. 

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