1. Hanukkah The Festival of Lights

2. When is Hanukkah? Hanukkah begins on the third month of the Jewish calendar. Each year, Hanukkah starts on a different day. Adapted from http://holidays.pppst.com/

3. The Menorah On each night of Hanukkah, the menorah is lit. The menorah helps to mark the eight days of the Hanukkah festival.

4. There Are Many Different Spellings of Hanukkah Chanuka Chanukah Chanukkah Channukah Hanukah Hannukah Hanukkah Hanuka Hanukka Hanaka Haneka Hanika Khanukkah There is no exact English translation of the Hebrew word.

5. Latkes Many traditional Hanukkah foods are cooked in oil, in remembrance of the oil that burned in the temple. Latkes, or potato pancakes are a favorite food at Hanukkah.

6. Dreidel The dreidel is associated with Hanukkah. It is a four-sided spinning top. Each side is engraved with a different Hebrew letter.