Jewish Rabbis Celebrate Hannukah

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Jewish Rabbis Celebrating Annual Religious Holiday, Hannukah, Candle Lighting Ceremony, Night; Le Marais District, Paris, France, 05/12/2010

Paris, France, Jewish Rabbis Celebrating Annual Religious Holiday, Hanukkah, Candle Lighting Ceremony.

Hannukah also known as the Festival of Lights is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE.

Hannukah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.