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Hilary came and spoke to our school about the Jewish festivals.
The Hanukkah celebration 25th day of the lunar month of Kislev [which falls in December of the Gregorian calendar]
The celebration begins each day at dusk. Each night of Hanukkah one candle is lit for each of the days the lamp burned in the temple of Jerusalem.
They also light one more candle, the shammash, which is a candle used to light the others. The shammash is lit first.
On the first night of the holiday, a family member is chosen to light the shammash and the first Hanukkah candle.
While the candle is being lit, the family sing songs and pray for the miracle that happened over 2,000 years ago. On the second night, another family member lights the second candle and relights the first. This continues over time until all of the candles have been lighted.
During the celebration, they light candles in a nine- branched candle holder called a menorah. Hanukkah is also called the Festival of the Lights.
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