Hanukkah

Hanukkah commemorates the miraculous reconsecration of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees in 164 B.C.E, following their victory over the Syrian-Greek armies of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. The main feature of the festival is the lighting at home of an additional light of the Hanukkah lamp on each of the eight days of the festival (25 Kislev - 2 Tevet). More

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Hanukkah lamp decorated with dragons, dolphins, tree, and tulips Netherlands 18th century	Hanukkah lamp adorned with hearts, vase, and flowers Netherlands 18th century	Hanukkah lamp adorned with two figures and crown Netherlands 18th century	Hanukkah lamp adorned with fleur-de-lis Netherlands 18th century	Hanukkah lamp adorned with depictions of Menorah flanked by two figures Netherlands 18th century
Hanukkah lamp adorned with figures of the Biblical spies in European dress, with city emblem of The Hague, and with hot-air balloons The Hague, Netherlands 19th century