Hanukkah, חג החנוכה Hag HaNukkah, Fête de l’Édification ou de l’Encénie, est une fête juive d’institution rabbinique, commémorant la réinauguration de l’autel des offrandes dans le Second Temple de Jérusalem. Elle marque une importante victoire militaire des Maccabées et symbolise la résistance spirituelle du judaïsme à l’assimilation hellénistique.
Hanukkah, the feast of Edification
According to rabbinic tradition, during this consecration, the miracle of the vial of oil occurred, allowing the priests of the Temple to burn for eight days a quantity of oil barely sufficient for one day. This is why Hanukkah is also called the “Festival of Lights”.
It is celebrated from the 25th kislev (which corresponds, depending on the year, to the months of November or December in the Gregorian calendar) and lasts eight days, until the 2nd or 3rd tevet (depending on the length of kislev, month of 29 or 30 days).
Related practices and customs are linked to the miracle of the vial of oil, particularly the lighting of the nine-branched Hanukkiah candlestick during the eight days of the festival and the eating of sweets made from oil. 'olive (latkes, sufganiyot…). We also play with four-sided tops.
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