Chanukah (or the Festival of Lights) is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. 

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Date: Friday, December 4 - Saturday, December 12, 2026

Traditions: Lighting a nine-branched hanukiah (the menorah), eating oil-fried foods like latkes and jelly doughnuts, and playing with a spinning top called a dreidel.

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