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.
Statements (48)
| 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
Europe ⓘ Israel ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.