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The dreidel typically has four sides: N (נ ) for nothing; G (ג ) for take all; H (ה ) for take half, and S (ש ) or P (פֹּ ) for put one in. These letters form an acronym, in Hebrew, which recalls the miracle for which the holy day is celebrated; and, in Yiddish, which explains the rules of the game. [6] [7]
These rules are comparable to the rules for a classic four-sided teetotum, where the letters A, D, N and T form a mnemonic for the rules of the game, aufer (take), depone (put), nihil (nothing), and totum (all). Similarly, the Hebrew letters on a dreidel may be taken as a mnemonic for the game rules in Yiddish.
The dreidel, or sevivon in Hebrew, is a four-sided spinning top that children play with during Hanukkah. Each side is imprinted with a Hebrew letter which is an abbreviation for the Hebrew words נס גדול היה שם ( N es G adol H aya S ham , "A great miracle happened there"), referring to the miracle of the oil that took place in the ...
"I Have a Little Dreidel" [1] (also known as "The Dreidel Song" [1] or "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel") is a children's Hanukkah song in the English-speaking world that also exists in a Yiddish version called "Ikh Bin A Kleyner Dreydl", (Yiddish: איך בין אַ קלײנער דרײדל Lit: I am a little dreidel German: Ich bin ein kleiner Dreidel).
The math teacher Mr. Griggs hosts Booker T. Washington High School's End of the Year Holiday Jam where the activities include dodgeball and pop-a-shot in the gymnasium, a holiday dance party in the library annex, and the appearance of the rapping rabbi Dr. Dreidel for those who celebrate Hannukah. [40]
The term "playing musical chairs" is also a metaphor for describing any activity where items or people are repeatedly and usually pointlessly shuffled among various locations or positions.
Musical statues is a game played at birthday parties.Originating from the United Kingdom, [1] the game is similar to musical chairs and is part of the "Jerusalem games", of which elimination is an element.
Top most commonly refers to: . Top, a basic term of orientation, distinguished from bottom, front, back, and sides; Spinning top, a ubiquitous traditional toy; Top (clothing), clothing designed to be worn over the torso