Hannukah
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'''Hannukah''' is a [[Jew|Jewish]] holiday celebrated in December, marking the ever lasting oil which lasted for eight days in a time where oil was hard to find. | '''Hannukah''' is a [[Jew|Jewish]] holiday celebrated in December, marking the ever lasting oil which lasted for eight days in a time where oil was hard to find. | ||
- | There are 9 candles on a [[m'nora]]. Every night on sunset, the Shamash and one other candle are | + | There are 9 candles on a [[m'nora]]. Every night on sunset, the Shamash and one other candle are lit. On the second day two others besides the Shamash are lit and so on until the 8th day. |
Revision as of 12:26, 23 February 2007
Hannukah is a Jewish holiday celebrated in December, marking the ever lasting oil which lasted for eight days in a time where oil was hard to find.
There are 9 candles on a m'nora. Every night on sunset, the Shamash and one other candle are lit. On the second day two others besides the Shamash are lit and so on until the 8th day.