answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The main symbol of Hanukkah is the menorah, a nine-branched candelabrum. Each night of the eight-day holiday, one additional candle is lit to commemorate the miracle of the oil lasting for eight days in the temple. Another symbol is the dreidel, a spinning top with Hebrew letters on each side, representing the game played during Hanukkah. Other symbols associated with Hanukkah include gelt (chocolate coins) and latkes (potato pancakes), which are traditional foods eaten during the holiday.

User Avatar

AnswerBot

5mo ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

The menorah is the major symbol of Hanukah since the small amount of oil the Macabees had to keep the eternal flame burning lasted for 8 days. This miracle is celebrated by lighting one candle more on each of the eight days of Hanukah.

The menorah has nine candle holders. The one in the middle is the shamos with which you light the others. On the first day, you light the shamos and use it to light one other candle. On the second day, you light the shamos and use it to light two others candles. You keep this up until the eighth day when the shamos and all eight other candles are burning.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What symbols represent Hannukkan and why?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What symbols represent America?

There are no overall symbols that represent America. Though each country has their own national symbols.


What do Gaia's symbols represent?

Gaia's symbols represent nature, the moon, Earth, stars, and trees.


What is symbols used for?

Chemical symbols are used to represent elements.


What symbols represent strength?

There are many symbols that represent strength in the tattoo world. Some people get the word strength tattooed, some get tarot cards that represent strength. There are also tribal patterns that represent strength as well as ethnic symbols.


What are convention symbols?

Conventional Symbols are symbols that are used on maps to represent different features.


What are conventional symbols?

Conventional Symbols are symbols that are used on maps to represent different features.


What do the symbols on the federal parliament's badge represent?

They represent royalthy


What did the symbols in the cuneiform system represent?

They represent syllables or words.


Why you use line symbols to represent river and area symbols to represent ocean?

Rivers are (comparatively) narrow, oceans are wide.


What are symbols represent oligarchy?

Flags


What symbols represent listening?

conch


What symbols represent Christianity?

The Cross