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Each December, families celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. Here are the best Hanukkah wishes, greetings, blessings, and captions.
38. Wishing you a meaningful Hanukkah and a peaceful new year. 39. Your kindness shines as brightly as a menorah! 40. The Magic of Hanukkah never ends and its greatest of gifts are family and friends.
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This year Hanukkah 2023 starts on Thursday, Dec. 7 at sundown and ends on Friday, Dec. 15. at sundown. How long does Hanukkah last? The celebration is a eight-day festival.
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The proximity of the beginning of the Hanukkah festival on the 25th of Kislev (end of November/December) to Christmas led to the so-called "December Dilemma" for Jewish families living in societies that were largely Christian. [5] The history of an informal merger between Hanukkah and Christmas dates back to 19th century Germany and Austria.
A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, [a] is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights (candles or oil lamps) that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all eight branches are ignited.
Hanukkah does fall on the same exact date according to the lunar Hebrew calendar. The date always starts on the 25th day of Kislev. Kislev is the ninth month of the Hebrew Calendar. It ends on the ...