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Hanukkah
Lasting eight days, the joyous Jewish holiday celebrates a miracle from more than 2,000 years ago.
The Jewish festival of lights, called Hanukkah, is celebrated around the world today.
In 175 B.C., King Antiochus, whose ancient kingdom included Judea (located in present-day Israel), made it against the law for people who lived there to practice their religion, called Judaism. Instead, he wanted Jews to worship Greek gods. When they refused, he ordered his troops to destroy the Temple of Jerusalem, an important place of worship for Jews. He replaced the Jewish symbols with an altar dedicated to Zeus, the king of the Greek gods.
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