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'''Hanukkah''' (alt. '''Chanukah'''), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the [[Second Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]] at the time of the [[Maccabean Revolt]] of the 2nd century BC. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights, starting on the 25th day of [[Kislev]] according to the [[Hebrew calendar]], and may occur from late November to late December on the [[Gregorian calendar]].

'''Hanukkah''' (alt. '''Chanukah'''), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day [[Judaism|Jewish]] holiday commemorating the rededication of the [[Second Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]] at the time of the [[Maccabean Revolt]] of the 2nd century BC. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights, starting on the 25th day of [[Kislev]] according to the [[Hebrew calendar]], and may occur from late November to late December on the [[Gregorian calendar]].

The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a special candelabrum, the [[Menorah]], one light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. An extra light called a shamash (Hebrew: "guard" or "servant") is also lit each night, and is given a distinct location, usually higher or lower than the others. The purpose of the extra light is to adhere to the prohibition, specified in the [[Talmud]], against using the Hanukkah lights for anything other than publicizing and meditating on the Hanukkah story.

The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a special candelabrum, the [[Menorah]], one light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. An extra light called a shamash (Hebrew: "guard" or "servant") is also lit each night, and is given a distinct location, usually higher or lower than the others. The purpose of the extra light is to adhere to the prohibition, specified in the [[Talmud]], against using the Hanukkah lights for anything other than publicizing and meditating on the Hanukkah story.