Welcome to day 10 of the Austen Variations Advent Calendar! For today’s festivities, we actually have a double celebration, since in addition our regular advent fun, tonight also marks the beginning of Hanukkah! For those of you who’d like to learn a little bit more about the Jewish Festival of Lights, you can read a …
For those who celebrate, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights is currently under way, running this year from sundown on December 22nd through December 30th. The Hebrew word Hanukkah (or Chanukah) means “dedication,” and the holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean Revolt in 164 BCE. Like most holidays, …
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