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SUMMARY:Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day)
DESCRIPTION:Known as the Festival of Lights\, Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is an eight-night holiday that recalls an ancient miracle and celebrates religious freedom. \nIs Hanukkah a Public Holiday?\nWhile this is not a public holiday in the United States\, some Jewish-run organizations might be closed during the festival. \nWhen Is Hanukkah?\nHanukkah (or Chanukah) starts on the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar\, which usually falls in late November or early December in the Gregorian calendar. \nThe holiday lasts for eight nights\, ending on the 2nd of the Jewish month of Tevet. \nLighting The Candles\nAt sundown on the first night of Hanukkah\, Jewish households in the United States often say blessings in Hebrew before lighting the traditional menorah (or hanukiah). \nThis special candelabra’s nine arms hold one light for each night of the eight-day holiday\, plus a single candle called the shamash (helper) used to light the others. Each night\, a new candle is added to the menorah until all eight are lit. \nFood\, Song\, Games\, and Gelt\nAt Hanukkah celebrations\, families gather to share meals\, sing songs\, and play games with a spinning top called a dreidel. Packets of money\, or gelt\, are often handed out to children and\, in some homes\, Hanukkah is a time for gift-giving. \nSince oil is a big part of the Hanukkah story\, special foods prepared in oil are on the holiday table of many Jewish families. Classic dishes like crisp potato pancakes (latkes)\, sweet sufganiyot (doughnuts)\, crunchy mandelbrot (almond bread)\, and flavorful rugelach (filled pastry) are favorites across the country. \nThe Tradition of Merendas\nWhile most Jewish households in the United States trace their lineage back to an Ashkenazy (European) source\, some Jewish Americans are descended from Sephardic (Iberian and North African) heritage. \nMany Sephardic Jews have their own food traditions for Hanukkah\, such as the merenda\, a pot luck dinner held on the last night of the festival. Crisp\, chewy cheese balls and donuts drizzled with honey called bimuelos are highlights of the merenda table. \nHistory and Symbolism\nThe origin story of Hanukkah is based on events that took place in the Middle East more than 2000 years ago. \nAfter a victory in their rebellion against the Greeks in the Maccabean War of 162 BCE\, the Jewish people began a ritual cleansing and re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem\, the faith’s holiest site. \nTo perform the rituals\, holy oil was needed to light the Temple’s lamp\, or menorah. According to the legend\, when Jewish forces took control of the holy site\, there was only a small jug of sanctified oil remaining – just enough to burn for a single day. \nSince the rules for creating new fuel called for a strict eight-day purification period for the oil makers\, the Jewish forces faced a dilemma. They needed to purify the temple\, but didn’t have enough holy oil to keep the lamps lit for the entire period\, as required by scripture. \nThe story of Hanukkah says that the remaining one-day supply of sacred fuel miraculously burned for eight days\, allowing the rituals to be performed and the Temple purified. \nFor many people\, this miracle of the lights has come to symbolize the perseverance of Judaism through the trials of history since the time of the Temple. \nToday\, Hanukkah celebrations often include words of appreciation for religious liberty and prayers of gratitude for the faith’s survival. \n 
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