Gema García Boluda 3ºA Bilingüe

 Hanukkah is the festival of lights and it´s from Jewish religion.  It´s usually celebrated in November or December and it lasts for eight days.  Its traditions are:  *Lighting candles  *Giving presents  *Playing games  *Eating food fried in oil

 Candles are very special in this festival.  Its name is Hanukkah menorah or Hanukkiah.  It has been used since ancient times as a Jewish Symbol  Hanukkiah´s got nine candles and ligths Hanukkah´s night time.  In London they celebrate Hanukkah´s London Festival putting a very big lit up with some candles for the Jewish Festival of Lights in UK.  In Trafalgar Square installed a Chritsmas tree for close truly the  multicultural winter event.

 A dreidel is a spinning top with four sides and on each one of this sides are Hebrew letters.  This play is traditional over the world but it´s born in Jewish houses in London. Its rules vary from family to family.  In some games, you can play with the dreidel. The spinning turn and the players start to bet. When the spinning stops and show a letter, only one person win the betting.  Usually, people bet using coins, raisins or matchsticks.

 The traditional food at Hanukkah is fried food.  Typical plates  Latkes: fried pamcakes made with potatoes, onions, eggs, flour and oil.  Doughnuts filled of jam.  Cheese or Cheesecake.

 Give money or presents to family and friends is traditional at Hanukkah.  Gelt is the Yiddis word for money. Hanukkah Gelt refers to money like a gift at Hanukkah´s festival.  Children often wrap chocolate coins in gold foil.  People write gretting cards too, and Hanukkah´s cards show a picture of menorah or dreidel.

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