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In the state of [[Israel]], the fourth side of most dreidels is inscribed with the letter פ ''(Pe)'', rendering the acronym, נס גדול היה פה, '''''N'''es '''G'''adol '''H'''aya '''P'''o''—"A great miracle happened here" referring to the fact that the miracle occurred in the land of Israel. Some stores in Haredi neighborhoods may sell the traditional ''Shin'' dreidels.
In the state of [[Israel]], the fourth side of most dreidels is inscribed with the letter פ ''(Pe)'', rendering the acronym, נס גדול היה פה, '''''N'''es '''G'''adol '''H'''aya '''P'''o''—"A great miracle happened here" referring to the fact that the miracle occurred in the land of Israel. Some stores in Haredi neighborhoods may sell the traditional ''Shin'' dreidels.
==Modern Day==
Despite Hanukkah being historically a relatively minor Jewish holiday, it has gained prominence due to its close proximity in time to [[Christmas]], a Christian holiday commemorating the birth of the Christian Messiah [[Jesus Christ]]. Since Christmas has been heavily commercialized with such things as gift giving, Hanukkah has in recent times become a gift giving holiday despite not historically being the Jewish season of gift giving.
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