Chanukka

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Festival_of_Lights
gptkb:Hanukkah
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkb:Maccabees
gptkbp:calendar gptkb:Hebrew_calendar
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Jews
gptkbp:commemorates miracle of the oil
rededication of the Second Temple
gptkbp:customs lighting candles
playing dreidel
giving gelt
eating fried foods
gptkbp:dreidelLetters gptkb:nun
gimel
hei
shin
gptkbp:duration 8 days
gptkbp:endDate 2nd or 3rd of Tevet
gptkbp:firstCelebrated 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:giftGiving common in modern times
gptkbp:holiday blue
silver
white
minor Jewish festival
post-biblical holiday
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chanukka
gptkbp:menorahCandleCount 8 plus shamash
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:Israel
gptkb:United_States
worldwide
gptkbp:prayers gptkb:Al_HaNissim
gptkb:Hallel
gptkbp:prohibitedWork none (work permitted)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Judaism
Jewish history
religious freedom
gptkbp:startDate 25th of Kislev
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:hanukkiah
menorah
gptkbp:theme gptkb:identity
miracles
resilience
light
Dedication
gptkbp:traditionalFood latkes
sufganiyot
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4