Sunday, December 9, 2012

Muslims wish a Happy Hanukkah

HAPPY HANUKKAH | HAPPY CHANUKAH
Foundation for Pluralism | Pluralism Center

Festival are a collective celebration of an achievement in a given community. The Festival of Hanukkah celebrates the recovery and re-dedication of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 165 B.C.E. Hanukkah, (also Chanukah) is celebrated for eight days and nights. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev and each year the date differs due to the Lunar calendar. This year the festivities began with the lighting of Menorah on Saturday, December 8th and the celebrations will continue thru the 15th.


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