The fifth day of Advent 2023 is also the opening of Hanukkah (25 Kislev), the "season of lights" in Judaism. It commemorates the events in the second century BCE when a Jewish rebellion against the Greek King Antiochus IV succeeded, and as they proceeded to rebuild the Temple, the sacred candle continued burning miraculously for eight days. So the menorah for Hanukkah has eight candles, one lit each day. I don't have a Hanukkah tie, but the Christmas lights on this tie also represent the celebration of light coming into the world.
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