Hanukkah

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Hanukkah is celebrated around the world for eight days and nights.

Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the MacCabees or Israelites over the Greek-Syrian ruler, Antiochus about 2200 years ago.

A Menorah is a special nine-branched candelabrum, also known in Hebrew as a Hanukkiyyah.

Each night of Hanukkah , an additional candle is placed in the Menorah from right to left, and then lit from left to right. On the last night, all the candles are lit.

During Hanukkah , families eat latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiot (jelly donuts), or other foods which are fried in oil, to celebrate and commemorate the miracle of the Festival of Lights.

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