I'll give you the super-condensed version: Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. During the original celebration, olive oil (I think?) was ordered to light the Temple's menorah. Supposedly there wasn't much oil, but it burned for eight days, anyway.Icecypher wrote:What is the spirit of this holiday? I suppose there is something about light, with the candles for each of the Hanukkah days, but I never learned what it meant.
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