Chanukah
noun/ˈhænʊkə/, /ˈxænʊkə/
/ˈhænʊkə/, /ˈxænʊkə/
(also Hanukkah)
- an eight-day Jewish festival and holiday in December (or sometimes starting in late November) when Jewish people remember the occasion when the temple in Jerusalem was dedicated again in 165 BCTopics Religion and festivalsb2
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