December 24, 2005
Hanukkah
Hanukkah begins very late this year, commencing at sundown on Christmas.
Hanukkah, the "Festival of Lights," starts on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev and lasts for eight days and nights. In 2005 Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 25. With blessings, games, and festive foods, Hanukkah celebrates the triumphs—both religious and military—of ancient Jewish heroes. This year, tomorrow to be exact, the first day of Hannukah falls upon Christmas day, commencing at sundown.Hanukkah is a relatively minor holiday in the Jewish year. In the United States, however, its closeness to Christmas has brought greater attention to Hanukkah and its gift-giving tradition. Amid the ever-growing flood of Christmas advertising, it may seem especially fitting that the Hanukkah story tells of Jewish culture surviving in a non-Jewish world.
This is The Hanukkah Story
Posted by Seth at 07:33 PM |
