It's always with mixed emotions when it's Chanukah's last night. I love seeing the menorah with all it's lights, but then it means that this holiday is at its end. But, there's more of the holiday season ahead. Wishing everyone a good one.
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Back to Andie's and my photo walk stops tomorrow.
Another reason I can't seem to break away from 365 is that I continually learn so many different things. I had never heard of Chanukah before (in my head I'm pronouncing it with a CH..) and after googling just realised that it's also known as Hanukkah. It sounds like a fun celeb
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I did not know Chanukah. I am very interested. Does the number of candles and their colours have a specific meaning? Do you have more pictures of this festival? Do you want to tell more about it?
@jerome This was my only image, and it is of the menorah that has the tall candle on the right, used to light the others. We light one candle for each day of the 8 day holiday, so on the first night, there is the tallest one and one other, then the tallest and 2 others, then .... until the last night when all candle spots are filled in and lit.
Brief background (from Wiki with my additions): Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days. The 8 nights represent the 'miracle' where there was only enough oil for one night for the eternal light (every synagogue and temple has a light that never is allowed to go out, initially oil, now electric). It starts on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, so the date moves around from late November to late December in today's calendar. It has different spellings, and is sometimes referred to as Festival of Lights. Tradition is that children get one present each day and how that plays out varies in families. In ours, we got one 'main' present on the first or the last night, and then small things (comparable to 'stocking stuffers' at Xmas) on the other nights. Thanks for asking!
@taffy Thank you very much for your information! I am very impressed.
Love the colours and the dark-light in your picture - so beautifully composed - magical.
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Brief background (from Wiki with my additions): Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days. The 8 nights represent the 'miracle' where there was only enough oil for one night for the eternal light (every synagogue and temple has a light that never is allowed to go out, initially oil, now electric). It starts on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, so the date moves around from late November to late December in today's calendar. It has different spellings, and is sometimes referred to as Festival of Lights. Tradition is that children get one present each day and how that plays out varies in families. In ours, we got one 'main' present on the first or the last night, and then small things (comparable to 'stocking stuffers' at Xmas) on the other nights. Thanks for asking!
Love the colours and the dark-light in your picture - so beautifully composed - magical.