Teach kids these six fascinating facts about the real (spoiler: somewhat gruesome) origins.
to fold into your festivities. But fair warning for the littles: It’s a beautiful holiday that sprung from some pretty gruesome origins.The story of Hanukkah dates back to the second century BC. That’s when Jews rebelled against the Greek-Syrians — who had denied them the right to freely practice Judaism and had demanded that the Jews instead pray to Greek gods.
Judah Maccabee, the son of a Jewish priest, took up the cause — and in two years’ time, he led an army that defeated the Greeks and took back their temple and city. His army was known as the Maccabees.When it came time to rededicate the temple after winning it back from the Greeks, the Maccabees found only enough oil to light their lamps for one night. In what is widely known as “the miracle of Hanukkah,” the oil somehow lasted long enough for the lamp to burn for eight days and eight nights.
There are also easy songs the whole family can sing, including “Dreidel,” “Oh Hanukkah” or everyone’s favorite nontraditional ditty, “The Chanukah Song” by Adam Sandler. All said, there are plenty of fascinating references and quirky traditions that have emerged from thousands of years of honoring and celebrating Hanukkah — and you can pass them all down to your little ones if you like. So take a cue from the above facts and feel free to mix up contemporary customs with legendary historical drama for a Hanukkah kids will be talking about until, well, the next one.
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