The holiday lasts eight days. One candle is lit on the first day, two candles on the second day and so on until eight candles are lit on the eighth day. A nineth candel is used to light the other candels. The candelabra with nine candles is called a Hanukkiah.
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Hanukkah
Eight-day holiday commemorating the reconsecration of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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