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Revision as of 21:00, 8 December 2001 by RK (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Jewish festival of lights, also spelled Hannukah, and Hanukkah. The historical story of this holiday is described in I Maccabees and II Maccabees, books of the apocrypha that Jews consider non-canonical. The small number of religious rules for this holiday are listed in the Talmud, and to a greater degree, in various Jewish codes of law.
This holiday celebrates the victory of the Hasmoneans over the Hellenizing Greek occupying army.
See also: Jewish holidays, Chanukah rituals