Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BCE.
The story goes that when the Maccabees recaptured the Temple from the Seleucid Empire, they found only one cruse of holy oil, enough to burn the Temple's menorah for one night. Miraculously, the oil lasted for eight nights, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness.
Today, Hanukkah is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, one candle each night for eight nights. Other traditions include playing dreidel, eating traditional foods like latkes and sufganiyot, and exchanging gifts.
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