This Jewish celebration, also known as the Festival of Lights, lasts eight days. Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees defeated the Syrian-Greeks over 2, 000 years ago.

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This Jewish celebration, also known as the “Festival of Lights, “ lasts eight days. Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabees defeated the Syrian-Greeks over 2, 000 years ago.

A	Passover
B	Hannukah
C	Yom Kippur
D	Purim

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hanukkah is one of the most joyous of Jewish holidays. Learn more about the traditions and history behind the Festival of Lights known as Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah). The celebration lasts for eight nights and days. The Jews, led by Judah the Maccabee, rebelled against King Antiochus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hanukkah is celebrated around the world, wherever there are Jewish people. In Israel Hanukkah is a national holiday, and students present plays, sing holiday songs, and have parties. Schools are closed, and menorahs are displayed atop such prominent buildings as Israel’s parliament, the Knesset.

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