hanukkah

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Hanuka (İbranice ithaf/adama anlamına gelir): Musevi dininde ışık bayramı. Kislev (Aralık) ayının 25. gününden başlayarak sekiz gün boyunca kutlanır

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A Jewish eight-day festival starting on the 25th day of Kislev, that commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem in 165 B.C. It begins in November or December and lasts for eight days. = Chanukah. an eight-day Jewish holiday in November or December. In Judaism, a holiday celebrating the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 164 BC, after its desecration three years earlier by order of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. The Maccabees recaptured Jerusalem and reconsecrated the Temple after leading a successful revolt against Syrian rule. The lighting of the menorah recalls the story that a one-day supply of oil burned miraculously in the Temple for eight days until new oil could be obtained. Sometimes called the Feast of Dedication or Feast of Lights, it is celebrated for eight days in December, during which the ceremonial candles are lit and children play games and receive gifts. Originally a minor holiday, it has become more lavishly celebrated as a result of its proximity to Christmas
A Jewish festival from the 25th day of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet, that commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians
{i} Chanukkah, Festival of Lights, Jewish festival which lasts for eight days and commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over Antiochus Epiphanes and the rededication of the Temple
An early-winter festival recalling the rededication of the Second Temple, celebrated with the lighting of the candles for eight days An early-winter festival recalling the rededication of the Second Temple, celebrated with the lighting of the candles for eight days
Jewish festival of lights
Hanukkah is held for eight days (beginning with the 25th day of Kislev, corresponding to December), and is celebrated everywhere, chiefly as a festival of lights, by the Jews
(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC
an eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of the Jewish Temple See article
The Jewish Feast of the Dedication, instituted by Judas Maccabæus, his brothers, and the whole congregation of Israel, in 165 b
(Hebrew for "dedication") The Jewish festival of lights that commemorates the rededication of the Jerusalem temple to more traditional modes of Jewish worship by Judah the Maccabee around 164 B C E after its desecration in the time of the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes
an 8-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after its defilement by Antiochus of Syria (Webster's Dictionary)
In Hebrew It Means 'Dedication' referring the the rededication of the temple

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Hanukkah candle
candle which is lit during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah
Hanukkah candlestick
candle for a Hanukkah menorah; Hanukkah menorah
Hanukkah gift
gift given in honor of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah
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