Festival of Lights
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Festival of Lights is a common English name for Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple and the miracle of the oil.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanukkah
ⓘ
Jewish holiday ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Hanukkah ⓘ |
| alsoSpelled |
Hanukkah
ⓘ
surface form:
Chanukah
|
| associatedWithHistoricalEvent |
Maccabean Revolt
ⓘ
victory of the Maccabees over the Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| candleCountOnHanukkiah | 9 ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish festivals and holidays
ⓘ
winter festivals ⓘ |
| centralRitualObject |
Hanukkiah
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanukkah menorah
Hanukkiah ⓘ
surface form:
hanukkiah
|
| commemorates |
miracle of the oil
ⓘ
rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | major symbol of Jewish identity in the diaspora ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
eight main candles
ⓘ
shamash candle ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Festival of Lights self-link ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
light overcoming darkness
ⓘ
rededication and purification of the Temple ⓘ |
| lightingLocationTradition | at home, often in a window or doorway ⓘ |
| lightingPattern | one additional candle lit each night ⓘ |
| liturgicalElement |
Al HaNissim
ⓘ
Hallel ⓘ |
| locationOfOrigin |
Eretz HaKodesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Land of Israel
|
| miracleDescription | one day’s supply of oil lasted eight days ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 8 ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jews worldwide ⓘ |
| primaryRitual | lighting candles on a hanukkiah ⓘ |
| prohibits | eulogies and fasting (on most days) ⓘ |
| publicRitual | public menorah lightings ⓘ |
| rabbinicSource |
Talmud
ⓘ
surface form:
Talmud, tractate Shabbat
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Books of the Maccabees
ⓘ
surface form:
Books of the Maccabees (historical)
|
| symbolizes |
Jewish resilience
ⓘ
divine intervention ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ |
| takesPlaceInHebrewMonth | Kislev ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
latkes
ⓘ
sufganiyot ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodType | oil-fried foods ⓘ |
| traditionalGame | dreidel ⓘ |
| traditionalGiftGiving |
Hanukkah gelt
ⓘ
small presents ⓘ |
| typicalStartGregorian | late November or December ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shamash
this entity surface form:
Festival of Lights at the Mission Inn