Hanukkah Traditions 2021 - Hanukkah has some traditions and customs associated with its source in the past. Some have developed from the earlier trends. Here, we have tried to describe the entire culture and traditions of Hanukkah and its history behind it.
Hanukkah History and Traditions 2021
Long ago, there lived a king named Antiochus, the king of Syria, he ruled people all over the world to quit their religion and follow his religion as he didn’t like people worshipping other God.
During this era, he and his army conquered Israel and proclaimed that Israel was under his control. He confessed that the beautiful temple of Jerusalem would be destroyed or converted along with the entire Jewish temples. The king made people declare that they will overthrow their religion and customs and follow his belief. He also concluded whoever tries to deny his order will be severely punished.
Many people accepted his religion out of fear; among few were Judah and his brothers, who fought against the Syrian army and succeeded in defeating the Syrian king and regaining the temple of Jerusalem.
After reclaiming the temple, they found that the temple was totally messy. Judah and some people started cleaning the temple by removing Antiochus's statue and a few symbols of his belief.
They were in need of oil to lighten the oil lamp to produce light continuously for a period. After searching for a long time and found a very tiny container of oil, which would last only for one night. But the miracle took place; the oil lamp lasted for eight nights and day instead of one night.
Remembrance of this miracle and triumph of their religion, Jewish celebrate this festival called Hanukkah 2021 – the festival of light. Traditions of Hanukkah
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Many Jewish all around the world celebrate Hanukkah as a traditional festival by Jewish people all over the world. During this festival, they follow all the traditions to celebrate Hanukkah. All these traditions give imperative meaning and significance to the festival. We have brought you the complete details of all the major traditions of Hanukkah.
- Hanukkah traditional food
- Hanukkah traditional gifts
- Hanukkah traditional game
- Lighting the menorah
Hanukkah traditional food – Similar to other festivals, Hanukkah has some traditional food, it is customary to eat fried food or baked one. It's Preferable to use olive oil to cook.
Potato latkes, Sufganiot, and brisket are traditional foods of the Hanukkah festival. Cookies and salad are very famous among kids.
Traditional Hanukkah Cookies 2021
As it’s customary to eat baked dishes, people bake cookies as a traditional dessert. Many people bake a list of cookies for kids. During the Hanukkah period, parents also teach their children to bake cookies .kids bake cookies with a variety of shapes by using a cookies cutter.