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Hanukkah Customs

tizioksen — 2021-06-20 22:19:01 UTC

What is Hanukka?

tizioksen — 2021-06-20 22:20:29 UTC

Hanukkah is also called "festival of lights"is the Jewish celebration commemorating the revolt of the Maccabean people. It lasts for eight days, beginning on Kislev 25, the third month of the Hebrew calendar.
The hebrew word "hanukka" means "rededication".

tizioksen — 2021-06-20 22:51:32 UTC

celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried food, that simbolises the miracle of oil.

How does one light a Menorah?

tizioksen — 2021-06-20 22:53:01 UTC

the menorah is a special candelabra used on hanukkah. Many families of the jewish faith have these in this home, the jewish organizations and comunities have langer menorah.
These are lit near the door or window to iluminate the interior and exterior.

tizioksen — 2021-06-20 23:39:31 UTC

menorahs are lit with a primary candle first and that candle is used to night, the second night two additional candles are lit , and so on candles are added from right to left

What are dreidel?

tizioksen — 2021-06-20 23:40:27 UTC

Dreidels are spinning tops, with which children play. On it sides there are letter that "a great miracle happened there" refering  ot the maccabees victory at the temple. These leters are: NUN, GUIMEL, HE, SHIN.

What are they typical foods off Hanukkah?

tizioksen — 2021-06-21 00:37:34 UTC

they eat fried food in Hanukka, for example:

Latkes: are fried potato pancakes, made from potatoes and eggs fried in oil.

tizioksen — 2021-06-21 00:58:28 UTC

Sufgania: which are fried dough cakes similar to those that shape donuts and filled with jams or chocolate.

tizioksen — 2021-06-21 01:29:47 UTC

Olive oil is generally used to fry all Hanukkah dinner meal, and table laden whit fried food is seen as an invitation to celebrate in the light and miracle of the oil, representing a historic event for entire jewish community.

tizioksen — 2021-06-24 17:56:04 UTC

players start with ten or fifteen "coins" which are nuts, candies or chocolates. They place one in the pot, turn the dreidel and depending on the letter it touches, you win or lose. If you touch:
NUN: nothing happens.
GUIMEL: the player takes all the pot.
HE: The player takes half the pot.
SHIN: The player puts a candy in the well.