Dwire+Hanukkah+&+Kwanzaa

Christmas isn't the only holiday celebrated in December.

Some families or cultures celebrate Hanukkah as well.

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that was first celebrated over 2000 years ago in Israel.

Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the Jewish people over King Epiphanes who tried to destroy Judaism in 165 BC. It also celebrates the rededication of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.

Symbols that are associated with the celebration of Hanukkah are:



the menorah

dreidels

potato latkes

and gelt (Hanukkah money)

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