Hannukah is a celebration of when the Lord caused one day's worth of oil to last 8 days in the dedication of the temple. So, it is traditional to light one candle every night for 8 days. The Hannukiah has 9 candles. One is the servant candle and it is used to light the other 8 candles. Here is a picture of our Hannukiah on Day 2. We also lit two old oil lamps. The kind that were used in Jesus' day. We put olive oil inside and lit the wicks. Pretty neat huh? These are the type of lamp spoken of in the parable of the ten virgins. Keep your lamp full of oil!!!
It is also customary to give gifts everyday for 8 days. So, my first Hannukah gift was a ball with a jingle bell inside. I like to watch it roll around and also put it in my mouth.
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did you get the ball at the shekel store??
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