Special foods include potato pancakes (latkes) and jelly donuts (sufganiyot). Also, any foods fried in oil are traditional.
There isn't anything that could be called a "Hanukkah Dinner" though.
Special foods include potato pancakes (latkes) and jelly donuts (sufganiyot). Also, any foods fried in oil are traditional.
some of the things they do on Hanukkah are eat the traditional foods and say the blessings and light the candles.
There's no such thing as Hanukkah people. Hanukkah is a holiday that is celebrated by Jewish people. During Hanukkah, we customarily eat latkes (potato pancakes) or jelly donuts.
There is no Jewish tradition of eating tamales on Hanukkah.
Jews do not eat a pig at any time of the year, so they do not eat a pig on Hanukkah either.
Yes. Hanukkah does not add any food rules.
People commonly eat gelt, or chocolate coins. People also commonly eat jelly-filled doughnuts.
Hanukkah lasts for 8 days, but it has no special meals associated with it. It is traditional to eat potato pancakes (latkes) and jelly donuts (sufganiot), but there's no actual "Hanukkah meal."
Yes. Hanukkah is not a fasting holiday.
There is no such thing as "Hanukkah people". Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated by Jewish people. The holiday of hanukkah doesn't add any food restrictions, other than what Jews already follow. Parmesan dip and chips are okay, but if it's a kosher household, the food must be kosher.
Yes.
Sort of. On Hanukkah, it is traditional to eat potato pancakes, which are commonly served with applesauce, but the applesauce doesn't have any significance.
Yes, you do. It is forbidden to fast during Hanukkah (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 18b). It is customary, in addition to one's usual meals, to eat "latkes" (potato pancakes) and/or round jelly doughnuts. Some people also have a custom to eat dairy products especially cheese.