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noun - (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
HANUKKAH - Hanukkah ( HAH-n-k; Hebrew: khanuká, Tiberian: khanuká, usually spelled , pro noun ced [anuka] in Modern Hebrew, [anuk] or [anik] in Yiddish; a tran...
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| It's the religious candle-lighting festival that commemorates the Jews' victory over Syrian king Antiochus IV |
| "Sevivon, Sov, Sov, Sov", or "Dreidel, Spin, Spin, Spin", is traditionally sung during this Jewish holiday |
| Coming quite early, the first day of this Jewish holiday coincides with Thanksgiving |
| This Jewish festival begins on the eve of the 25th day of Kislev, which in 2004 is December 8, & lasts 8 days |
| In 2008 this holiday began "late", sundown on Dec. 21; how come no one said, "Christmas is early this year"? |
| 2013 brought the very rare coincidence of Thanksgiving & this religious holiday |
| Wintertime Jewish holiday that's mentioned in the New Testament but not in the Jewish Bible |
| The 8-day festival of this utilizes a 9-branched menorah |
| Christmas in December 25; this holiday around the same time starts on Kislev 25 on the Jewish calendar |
| The folk song "Sivivon, Sov, Sov, Sov" or "Dreidel, Spin, Spin, Spin", is traditionally sung during this Jewish holiday |
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| a lesser Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev (in December) and commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. It is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights. |
| (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC |
| A lesser Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev (in December) and commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. It is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights. |
| a Jewish religious holiday lasting for eight days in December |
| a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days in December |
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Hanukkah ( HAH-n-k; Hebrew: khanuká, Tiberian: khanuká, usually spelled , pronounced [anuka] in Modern Hebrew, [anuk] or [anik] in Yiddish; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah or anukah) is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. It is also known as the Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication. * The festival is observed by lighting the candles of a candelabrum with nine branches, called a Hanukkah menorah (or hanukkiah). One branch is typically placed above or below the others and its candle is used to light the other eight candles. This unique candle is called the shamash (Hebrew: , "attendant"). Each night, one additional candle is lit by the |