Begins at sundown on Friday, December 4th and ends at nightfall on Saturday December 12th. Jewish festival celebrating resilience, faith, and the miracle of light.

Activities:

• Cultural storytelling: Learn the story of the Maccabees and the meaning of the menorah.

• Light symbolism crafts: Create menorahs, candles, or light-themed art exploring symbolism.

• Food and tradition exploration: Study traditional foods like latkes and sufganiyot (discussion or recipe-based learning).

• Music and celebration sessions: Explore traditional songs and their meanings.

Whole school awareness ideas:

• Winter interfaith learning unit

• Religious literacy assemblies

• Cultural celebration calendar inclusion

Social media ideas:

• Candle lighting imagery series

• Student cultural learning posts

• “Festival of light” visuals
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