Happy Hanukkah

[I Are Baboon]

For those who did not know, Hanukkah begins tonight.

Happy Hanukkah!!

 

[coleman]

not only did i now know when it begun, i have no idea what it is

 

[I Are Baboon]

Originally posted by coleman
not only did i now know when it begun, i have no idea what it is

Here ya go. See...you learn something new every day.

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"The Festival of Lights"

???is one way to refer to the holiday of Hanukkah. You can also call it Chanuka, or Hanukkah, or a number of other spellings, because the name is translated in many different ways from the Hebrew letters. This holiday celebrates freedom from persecution and religious suppression. Almost 2,000 years ago, the Jews fought their Greek oppressors and emerged victorious, even though they were greatly outnumbered. According to legend, when the Jews went to rededicate the Temple in Jerusalem, there was only one small flask of oil left to light the Menorah. It was only enough to last for one day, but it miraculously burned on for eight days ??? which is why Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days.