Hanukkah gelt

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Hanukkah gelt are coins—originally real money and now often chocolate—given to children during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah as part of its celebratory customs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hanukkah custom
Jewish cultural practice
gift-giving tradition
associatedWithFestival Hanukkah
associatedWithReligion Judaism
givenBy grandparents
parents
relatives
teachers
givenDuring Hanukkah
hasCulturalRegion Ashkenazi Jews
surface form: Ashkenazi Jewish communities

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hasNameInHebrew דמי חנוכה
hasNameInYiddish gelt
hasShape coin-shaped
hasTranslation Hanukkah money
historicalOrigin gifts from Jewish communities to teachers
monetary gifts to students
material chocolate
metal
modernForm chocolate coins
oftenFeatures Jewish symbols on wrappers
dreidel designs
menorah designs
oftenWrappedIn gold foil
silver foil
relatedConcept Hanukkah traditions
Jewish holiday foods
relatedPractice giving tzedakah
relatedTo Hanukkah chocolate coins
Hanukkah gifts
soldAt Jewish bookstores
general supermarkets
kosher supermarkets
symbolizes charity
freedom to practice Judaism
joy of Hanukkah
support for Torah study
timePeriodOfOrigin early modern period
traditionalForm coins
typicalRecipients children
usedAs educational tool about money
gift
reward in games
treat
usedInGame dreidel game

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Hanukkah traditionalGift Hanukkah gelt