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[usedconfusion]

Ah man...I just realized Hanukkah's comin' up. If I move on from Cherrygrove now I'm probably gonna miss like half of it. On the flipside, there's absolutely nothin' to do here.

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[video]

[machinamonkey]

We don't have Christmas back home. I'm just learning about all this now!

Re: [video]

[usedconfusion]

Ooh! SO I get to tell the story? I mean, it's not as full of magic and wonder as Christmas stories usually are, but it's still a pretty cool story.

[video]

[machinamonkey]

Sure! I love stories!

[usedconfusion]

Okay, so like, nearly 2000 years ago the Greeks had taken over Judea, which was part of the Jewish homeland. They outlawed the practice of Judaism, and put statues to their gods pretty much everywhere. Including the big Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Not exactly something you do with you wanna stay on people's good sides. A bunch of Jewish people who called themselves the Maccabees led a revolt, and beat the Greeks.

So then the Maccabees went to clear out all the stuff the Greeks had left behind in the Temple and rededicate it. But, there was a problem. See, at the temple there was this lamp called a menorah that was supposed to be kept lit at all times. The problem was that it needed oil, and the Maccabees only had enough of the oil to last for one day. They lit the lamp anyways. The next day, though, a miracle happened. The lamp was still lit, and stayed that way for eight days, which was just enough time to get new oil for the lamp.

So, in celebration of the miracle, we have Hanukkah. Games, presents, dancing, latkes. Whole eight day celebration. And at night we light a new candle on a menorah, one for each of eight nights the menorah at the temple stayed lit.

[machinamonkey]

[Chinhands]

That sounds awesome! I'm not a religious person, but still!

[usedconfusion]

Eh, I'm not either. Still a pretty cool story.