Chanuka - Święto poświęcenia translates to "Hanukkah - the Festival of Dedication".
What is Hanukkah about - the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple or the massacre of the Greek people in Jerusalem? An interesting fact. It is the year 164 BCE. The ruler of Syria and Palestine, Antiochus IV, introduces Greek gods into the Jerusalem Temple... The Jews start a rebellion. Three years later, they win. They kill all the Greeks in Jerusalem, seize their property, and engage in wild orgies. For clarity - the "Tanakh" ("Hebrew Bible") does not describe the victory of the Jews over the Greeks. The account of this history is known solely from the Deuterocanonical Books of the Maccabees. They also describe the establishment of this holiday (Hanukkah). In short, for 8 days, Jews celebrate the massacre of the Greeks.
What is Hanukkah about - the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple or the massacre of the Greek people in Jerusalem? An interesting fact. It is the year 164 BCE. The ruler of Syria and Palestine, Antiochus IV, introduces Greek gods into the Jerusalem Temple... The Jews start a rebellion. Three years later, they win. They kill all the Greeks in Jerusalem, seize their property, and engage in wild orgies. For clarity - the "Tanakh" ("Hebrew Bible") does not describe the victory of the Jews over the Greeks. The account of this history is known solely from the Deuterocanonical Books of the Maccabees. They also describe the establishment of this holiday (Hanukkah). In short, for 8 days, Jews celebrate the massacre of the Greeks.
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