Info on Hanukkah?

Question

Can someone please explain it in detail to me?

Answer 1

Hannukah is a Jewish holiday also called the festival of lights. The story goes that the Syrians were taking control of Israel, and they made them worship statues and idols. One old man, Mattithias, would not worship idols. He took his sons and went to hide in a cave. Together, they formed and army, later led by his oldest son, Judah. They called themselves the Maccabees (hebrew-hammer). Even though they only had a small number of people, and the Syrians had a whole army, finally the Maccabees defeated the Syrians. But before that, the Syrians had destroyed the Jew's temple, and brought in idols and pigs (unkosher food) in to the temple. Their eternal light had been destroyed. Some people from the town went on a journey to get more oil, because there was only enough oil left to burn for one more night, but this journey would take at least 7 days. By miracle, the light burned for 8 days. This is why there are 8 days of Hannukah.
Some of the activities on Hannukah include a game called "Dreidel". They play with a dreidel because when the Syrians were in power, they would roam around, making sure that nobody was studying the Torah or anything to do with their religion. So, when the Syrians came around, the children would hide their books and start playing with the dreidel. In this game, children spin a four-sided top with a hebrew letter on each side. They play to win gelt, chocolate coins. Latkes are also important. They are potato pancakes fried in oil to remind us of the oil that lasted for eight nights. Sufganyiot are fried doughnuts, also fried in oil.
The menorah is also lit. The menorah is a structure with eight prongs sticking up, plus another prong, the shamash, or helper candle.The eight spikes remind us of the eight nights that the oil burned. On the first night, one candle is lit, plus the shamash, which lights all the other candles. On the second night, two candles are lit, plus the shamash.
Presents are usually given to children on these nights, but in the old Israel, only gelt was given to children.
Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Hannuka is the Jewish festival of lights. Hanukka is celebrated because of the great miracle that happened in the temple many years ago. The temple was partly destroyed and the oil to light the candles on the 'menorahh' (candlestick with 7 branches) was all destroyed too. Eventually one jar of oil remained and the miracle is that that oil which was only enough to burn for 1 day. lasted for 8 days! So in present day we celebrate that miracle by lighting the menora one new candle each night, for 8 nights to remind us of the great miracle. We also eat oily foods to symbolize the oil. Then we spin what is called a dreidel (spinning top) because at the time that the Romans breached the walls of the temple, they also did not allow Jews to study Jewish things, and so when the Romans would come, the Jewish people would quickly hide their books and start playing with dreidels. The menorah itself (in present day) has 9 branches. 8 branches to light one new one each night for 8 days, and the 9th branch is where the 'shamesh' (main candle) sits. The shamesh is used to light all the other candles. The 9th branch today is what would be the 7th branch back in the time of the temple! I hope I answered your question:-)

Answer 3

when the Jews still had the temple there was something called the menorah this would have to be lit every day and would stay burning until the next day, one day the temple was invaded and all the jars of oil were broken all that can be found was one little jar...barely enough for one day, however there was a miracle and that little bit of oil stayed burning for 7 days until they were able to get more....that's the big miracle, so now we light for 8 days to commemorate that miracle.... dont ask why there are 8 days of Hanukkah instead of 7 bec there are a million reasons

Answer 4

To correct Bud, it burned for 8 days and 8 nights, not 7

Answer 5

It is my favorite holiday (info) because I like seeing family and I love playing dreidel for gelt and opening presents (detail)

Answer 6

A celebration of life.

Answer 7

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