Menorah-lighting, prayer services, and (optionally) parties.
Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev
Hanukkah is not mentioned in the Bible. The story of Hanukkah occurred after the events of the Bible.
The events of Hanukkah occurred some 150 years before his time.
The main event of the 8 days of Hanukkah is the evening candle lighting.During each of the 8 days:Candles are lit in most synagogues during morning prayers (Shacharit)** Besides for the candles lighting ceremony after afternoon-prayers (Mincha)The "Hallel" thanksgiving-psalms are added to morning prayersThe Torah is readThe "al Hanisim" paragraph is added to the prayers and grace after meals
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Matithyahu (Mattathias) was the one who began the revolt against the Syrian-Greeks which culminated in the events of Hanukkah (2nd century BCE).
Hanukkah was embraced by Jews wherever they lived as soon as it was founded by the Torah-sages. The events themselves (for which it was founded) occurred in Judea.
Well, for home and for this year (2010) it is December 1-9.
Christmas and Hanukkah are not the same holiday. Christmas is the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday. Hanukkah is the Festival of Dedication that celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
272 events were held at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Not usually, although Hanukkah children's books are growing in popularity, and stories may be read in Jewish schools.Answer:One of the many observances included in Judaism is to retell the events of how Hanukkah started. The best time for this is during Hanukkah; and many families do this.