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Here are some fun Hanukkah Facts
- The 9-branched candelabra that holds the Hanukkah candles is called a Hanukkiah. Many people, including some Jews, refer to it as a menorah. But a menorah actually has 7 branches and is associated with the Temple.
- There is a special "helper candle" called the Shamash that is used to light the rest of the candles each night. This candle is lit first.
- On the first night, the Shamash plus one other candle are lit. On the second night, the Shamash plus two candles are lit. And so on through the 8 nights
- Fried foods are associated with the holiday, since it was oil that kept the sacred fire burning. Latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot, sweet jelly- filled doughnuts are two popular choices
-The dreidel is a four-sided top. It is a game often played by children during Hanukkah to commemorate the miracle of the holiday. The four symbols on the dreidel (nun, gimel, heh and shin) announce, "A great miracle happened there," so the Jewish tradition of the dreidel reminds the children of the reason for Hanukkah. In Israel, the symbols are changed to say "A great miracle happened here" (nun, gimel, hey and pei).
נ (Nun)
ג (Gimel)
ה (Hey)
ש (Shin)
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