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Hanukkah 2020: When it's and what to understand (no, it isn't the 'Jewish Christmas')

 Hanukkah 2020: When it's and what to understand (no, it isn't the 'Jewish Christmas')




Ah, yes, Hanukkah. The Festival of Lights. The "Jewish Christmas." the vacation that Adam Sandler wrote a song about.


To Jewish people, however, Hanukkah isn't actually all that religious of a vacation –though due to its proximity to Christmas, it's often assumed the foremost important Jewish holiday. It's not. Rosh Hashanah , Yom Kippur and Passover, for instance , are more religiously observed, though Hanukkah certainly holds cultural significance.





As a child, Hanukkah meant I could get presents a bit like my predominantly-Christian classmates and not feel overlooked .
It also meant nodding politely (and still doing so) when someone said "Merry Christmas" come mid-to-late December, and trying to recollect to mention it back.


This year my family and that i are deciding the way to celebrate it during the coronavirus pandemic. Hint: We're doing a family Zoom.

So, if Hanukkah isn't all that religious, what's all the fuss about?

Disclaimer: like all minority, i'm but one among many members, and my experiences don't reflect that of all Jews.


What exactly is Hanukkah and when is it?


Known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C. The event occurred when Jews rose up against Greek-Syrian rulers within the Maccabean Revolt and drove them out of Jerusalem, consistent with the History Channel.








To mark their victory, Jews wanted to reclaim the temple and lightweight its menorah, but only found enough pure vegetable oil for at some point , consistent with Chabad.org. That one-day supply lasted eight and is taken into account a miracle in Jewish faith.








Every year, Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of Kislev, a month within the Jewish calendar . It lasts eight nights (yes, due to the oil), and this year it's from Dec. 10 to 18.






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