Around 17.5 million oily donuts are eaten in Israel during Hanukkah! Hanukkah is a Jewish festival, that is also known as the festival of lights. This festival lasts around 8 days and occurs in the month of December. Three main concepts about Hanukkah are the history about Hanukkah, how it’s celebrated, and the Jewish traditions that are celebrate. A main concept about Hanukkah is it’s history. Around 200 B.C., the whole land of Israel was taken under the power of Antiochus III , who allowed the jews who lived there to still keep celebrating their religion. Ancient records show that Antiochus III’s son , Antiochus IV Epiphanes, banned the Jewish religion , and order the Jews to worship Greek Gods. In about 168 B.C , his soldiers came …show more content…
Hanukkah is celebrated in many different ways, but there are 7 main steps to celebrate this festival. Step one is to learn about the holiday. The next step is to get a Hanukkiah. A Hanukkiah is a 9-branched candelabra. Another word for Hanukkiah is Menorah, which is a 7 branched candelabra. Eight of the branches represent the eight days of the festival , the last one is used to light all of the other branches. When you place the candles on the Hanukkiah, you place right to left. The first candle that is always supposed to be lit is the last candle placed on the Hanukkiah. Each day you light the candles until eight days then all of them have been lit. The Hanukkiah is traditionally placed by the window, so when everyone passes it they remember the miracle of Hanukkah. The third step is to recite the blessing when you light the Hanukkiah. The prayers are a way of respecting God and the Jewish Ancestors. The fourth step is to play dreidel, which is a four sided top. The fifth step is to give small token to the children. Each day of Hanukkah small gifts of money are given to the children , another popular thing the children get are chocolate coins. The sixth step is to eat foods cooked in oil. The last step is to tell the children about what they believe in , and what it means to stand up for what you believe
Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after it was reclaimed from the Syrian Greeks. The Temple was recaptured by the leaders of the Jews, who fought the Syrian Greeks; these leaders were known as the Maccabees. When the Maccabees seized the Temple of Jerusalem again they became the Temples priests, they also became they Jewish towns leaders. When the Temple was recaptured it held only a single day supply of olive oil for their candles left, they lit it anyways and to everyone’s surprise the oil kept burning for a whole eight days, which is where the eight days of Hanukkah originated from (Neusner, 20...
The Jewish religious tradition of Rosh Hashanah celebrates the birthday of the world and a time of divine judgment. It is then followed by another holiday, called Yom Kippur ten days later. These two traditions are called the High Holidays. Rosh Hashanah encapsulates four major and interconnected themes, which are: The Jewish New Year, The Day of Shofar Blowing, The Day of Remembrance, and The Day of Judgment (Layton, 2014). This is the most significant time in the Jewish year, as it marks the chance for repentance and forgiveness in the eyes of God. During the High Holidays, Jews cleanse their soul and get the chance to start fresh with an unburdened conscience and the intention of doing better in the coming year (Layton, 2014).
Passover (also known as Pesach in Hebrew) is one of the most sacred festival in the Jewish calendar and the longest continuing ritual in the human history. Since 1300 B.C, Jews celebrate this tradition to commemorate the national freedom of the Children of Israel and recalls stories behind the Israelites' departure from the land of Egypt. Spring time signifies the season of Passover, which begins at the sunset marking the fifteenth day of Nisan, the first month in Jewish calendar. In modern calendar, that is between April and May. The story of Passover is written in the Book of Exodus, the second book of Hebrew Bible. Over 3000 years ago, Pharoah, the King of Egypt, enslaved Jews and tortur...
Of all religious holidays that have been adopted by secularists, one of the most popular would be Christmas, originally meant to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. With the exact date of Jesus' birth unknown during ancient times, Christmas was initially assigned to January 6th, but was changed to December 25th under the influence of the winter solstice (Nothaft 903). Peculiarly however, is the universal celebration of Christmas al...
The holiday of Hanukkah can start in November just like thanksgiving or can be pushed into December. This celebration starts on the 25 of either month, although during the time of Hanukkah presents are given at the celebration, which is kind of like Christmas. Nothing like gift giving happens with thanksgiving unless you want to count, the food cooked as a gift. Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday of the one of the last two weeks of November but only last for normally one to two days of celebration. While each holiday has its difference, it is a gathering of families that shows compassion near the end of the year
The Simchat Torah, also known as the "Joy of the Torah", is a Jewish holiday that celebrate 's the completion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and sets the beginning of a new cycle. It is a joyous day in which celebrates the Jewish love for the Torah and its studies. The Simchat Torah is celebrated on the second day of Shemini Atzeret, which follows immediately after the eight-day festival of Sukkot. It is an annual custom that is observed on the 22nd to 23rd of Tishrei, in which this year lands on the 24th of October. Beginning at sunset, it is celebrated by removing all the Torah scrolls out of the ark in the synagogue and spend the evening singing, dancing, and rejoicing. Then,
Yule was here long before Christmas. The Egyptians celebrated Yule over 4,000 years ago. They worshiped and did rituals to honor the return of the sun. After the Egyptians were celebrating Yule began to catch on in other places across the lands. The Persians began to celebrate Yule after that and eventually all over Pagans were doing rituals to bring back the sun on Mid Winter and in celebration of Yul...
Christmas is a holiday celebrated by most of the world. Christianity is very popular in the US and Hispanic cultures. In the US, Christmas is celebrated with going to Church on Christmas Eve, spending time with their families, and many other things. People also reenact the nativity scene, sing Christmas carols, and do
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...fter Rosh Hashanah by fasting and praying all day. Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish year. Every Saturday of the week is called Shabbat and is described as the day that God used as a day to rest after creating the world. There are also three traditional “Pilgrimage festivals”. Passover and season of rejoicing are both eight-day fruit harvested festival that celebrate Israelites success while Festival of weeks is a wheat-harvest festival that commemorates God’s revelation of the Torah on Mount Sinai. In the modern state of Israel a few other national Holidays are acknowledged to commemorate a historical event. These holidays include Jerusalem day, Independence Day, Memorial Day, and day of the Shoah. Day of the Shoah or Yom Hashoah is remembrance of the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust. 50-70% of the victims of the Holocaust were Orthodox Jews.
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