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Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that is also referred to as the ‘Festival of Lights’. It is an eight-day Jewish holiday that is celebrated to commemorate the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the point of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE.

The festival of Hanukkah is observed for a span of eight nights, commencing on the 25th day of Kislev in accordance to the Hebrew calendar, and may coincide with the Gregorian calendar during the late November to late December.

The festival of Hanukkah witness exchange of special Hanukkah greeting cards, and Hanukkah gifts.

Hanukkah is pointed out in the deuterocanonical or apocrypha books of 1 Maccabees and 2 Maccabees. The 1 Maccabees asserted that for a period of eight days that celebration of rededication of the altar should be observed.

The dates of Hanukkah festival are decided in accordance to the Hebrew calendar. Hanukkah commences at the 25th day of Kislev and closing on the 2nd or 3rd day of Tevet (Kislev can contain 29 or 30 days). The Jewish day sets in motion at sunset, while the Gregorian calendar starts on the day at midnight. This festive occasion is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm by the Jew community.