Hanukkha

The Jew­ish fes­ti­val of lights, called Hanukkah, is cel­e­brated around the world today. Hanukkah is a mem­ory of a great mir­a­cle that hap­pened a long, long time ago.



Hanukkah starts in late No­vem­ber to mid-​December and lasts eight days.



Jews cel­e­brat­ing Hanukkah light a can­dle­holder called a meno­rah for eight nights.

Each night a can­dle is lit and prayers, songs and small presents are ex­changed. More tra­di­tional gifts dur­ing Hanukkah in­clude money, coins (called gelt), and choco­late coins.



Two pop­u­lar Hanukkah dishes are latkes, fried potato pan­cakes and suf­ganiyot, sweet, jelly-​filled donuts.



Chil­dren play the Drei­del game - a game of luck which can be a lot of fun for the

en­tire fam­ily.