Hanukkah which is the typical festivity of 'dedication' is the Judaic festival of lights. It is the annual festival of the Jewish and is typically celebrated for eight consecutive days. The festival begins on the 25th day of Kislev which is the third holy month of the Jewish calendar and falls on the month of December in accord to the Gregorian calendar. Feast, clamor, prayer and excitement lace the fiesta whilst making it the most vibrant celebration of sheer religious intensity. No Hanukkah festival is complete without the presence of the Hanukkah candles as observing the Hanukkah festival amidst the typical ritual of lighting each candle every day unfurls the legendary saga of the victory of the Maccabees over the Hellenistic Syrians in a revolt that took place around 165 BCE. The ethnicity of celebrating Hanukkah with the Hanukkah candles therefore is an accolade to the conquest that took place in the long gone era.
The Hanukkah candles are placed in a seven branched candle holder known as the Menorah and are one of the archaic symbols of the Jewish people. The Jews light candle in the candelabrum where in each night one more candle is added. Therefore the celebration of the Hanukkah starts with two candles in the menorah whilst ends with nine lit candles on the eighth day. The radiance of the Hanukkah candle, the pungent smell of the olive oil teamed with the profound resonance of the Hanukkah blessings offers a whole fresh diction to the celebration of Hanukkah.
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