Hannukkah (Judaism)

[Steve]

Dates: Friday Dec 11, 2009 to Saturday Dec 19, 2009
More Information: http://www.multifaithaction.org

Hannukkah eve begins at sundown on December 11. The Jewish celebration of Hannukkah, the Festival of Lights (and the Feast of Dedication), commemorates the victory of Judah the Maccabee and religious freedom, and the rededication of the Temple in 165 BCE. It also celebrates the power of God and the faithfulness of Israel. INFORMATION SOURCE: Multifaith Calendar produced by the Multifaith Action Society of Vancouver.

[mario20]

Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה‎, Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh, nowadays usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.

[England90]

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