What is that actually is being celebrated on Hannukah?

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What is that actually is being celebrated on Hannukah?

2006-12-13 02:35:21 · 3 answers · asked by Andreea G 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

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Religious Freedom

Here is a good breakdown of the holiday:

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday7.htm

2006-12-13 02:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Specifically, the retaking and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Macabbees and the miracle of the oil.

More generally, religious freedom.

2006-12-13 03:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Victory in the Maccebean war, by remembering the roughest part of it for the Maccabean people, if I recall correctly.

2006-12-13 02:40:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋