Chanukah is called "The festival of lights", because within the celebration candle light is the important.
The candles lit during Chanukah remind us of the miracle of the oil during the re-dedication of the Temple, after the Jews defeated the Assyrian invaders.
There is no city that is called the city of lights during Hanukkah. Paris is called the city of lights, but that has nothing to do with Hanukkah.
The Festival of Lights
The holiday is called Channukah (Hanukkah).
There are only 2 name: Hanukkah and Festival of Lights
Hanukkah is the only name for Hanukkah, but it is sometimes called the Festival of Lights by non-Jews.
The Festival of Lights.
Hanukkah has only one Hebrew name and one English name:The Hebrew name is Hanukkah (also spelled other ways such as Chanukah). In Hebrew it is spelled only one way: ×—× ×•×›×”The English name is the Festival of Lights.
Another name for the "Festival of Lights" is Hanukkah.
It is the festival of lights.
Festival of Lights
The Festival of Lights
They are collectively called Hanukkah. Only the eighth day of Hanukkah has its own name, which is Zoht Chanukkah.See also:More about Hanukkah