What is the Jewish festival being celebrated at the moment?

[drivin_me_nuts]

.. more specifically, what does it have to do with 9 candles and why are some lit and some not?

Anyone know?

[OJ]

Hanukah

[Yugguy]

http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=jewish+cal...

[rhinochopig]

[Pork]

Yugguy said:

http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=jewish+cal...

Thats worth a

And another

[sleep envy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukah

[hondafanatic]

Yugguy said:

http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=jewish+cal...

I will never tire of that...

[OJ]

Woohoo! I won and I'm not even Jewish!

God bless South Park... or Moses bless it. Oy vey

[ShadownINja]

hondafanatic said:

Yugguy said:

http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=jewish+cal...

I will never tire of that...

[Not Ideal]

The festival of lights!

[Gun]

let me google that for you properly

[Captain Cadillac]

First night was Sunday night. It's actually a VERY minor Holiday from a religious standpoint, but since it falls near Christmas it's an excuse to give presents to the kids.

[Cookie172]

Captain Cadillac said:

First night was Sunday night. It's actually a VERY minor Holiday from a religious standpoint, but since it falls near Christmas it's an excuse to give presents to the kids.

I'm 25 and I still get presents

[mr_spock]

And it lasts 8 days. I used to get Chanukah, Christmas and Birthday presents (it's on the 20th). Then I got one bigger present. That got smaller, now I just ignore the lot!

[Yugguy]

Gun said:

let me google that for you properly

[audidoody]

It's not nine candles. It's fork handles.

[GreenDog]

Thats handy, I was just wondering about the menorah and why some candles were lit etc as I drove through a lergely jewish area last night. PH comes to the rescue again

[Captain Cadillac]

Cookie172 said:

Captain Cadillac said:

First night was Sunday night. It's actually a VERY minor Holiday from a religious standpoint, but since it falls near Christmas it's an excuse to give presents to the kids.

I'm 25 and I still get presents

Barsteward

[Fatboy]

audidoody said:

It's not nine candles. It's fork handles.

What, 'andles for forks?

[Pappa Lurve]

Captain Cadillac said:

First night was Sunday night. It's actually a VERY minor Holiday from a religious standpoint, but since it falls near Christmas it's an excuse to give presents to the kids.

Um, its actually one of the key festivals in Judaism, one of a set of three festivals which are considered some of the most important.

There are 8 candles that are lit, as well as the one that is raised higher than the other. Each night one more candle is lit but each candle is lit from the central one, effectively the central one gives its flame to the others.

Not read it but I assume the Wiki article explains the details of why, what etc but it is a very important festival in the Jewish calender to both kids and adults and its timing pre-dates Christmas substantially.