Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Hanukkah, everyone!

What is Hanukkah? Also known as the Festival of Lights, the festival celebrates the rededication of Jersualem's Second Temple at the time of the Maccabean Revolt.

The holiday is observed for eight days and nights at a certain point from late November to late December due to differences between the Hebrew and Gregorian calendars. The festival is observed by lighting the candles in a candelabra known as a menorah. The menorah has eight candles, with a additional candle in the center called a shamash (meaning "attendant" in Hebrew). On every one of these eight nights, the shamash candle is used to light each of the other eight candles. These candles are a celebration of the Hanukkah miracle.

The holiday is also observed by eating foods cooked in oil like latkes, as well as dairy. There's also special songs for the occasion like the Ma'oz Tzur, and the Hallel prayer is recited. It's also customary for Jewish children to play with a spinning top-like toy known as the dreidel.

If you're a fan of comics, and are looking for something to read for the occasion, I recommend checking out my review I did in 2018 (five years ago, wow time flies) of All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #14 (February 2012). It's a nice heartwarming little holiday tale.