BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:www-bafid-fau-eu//Events//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hanukkah UID:eb42-2984-476f-4458@www.bafid.fau.eu DESCRIPTION:25 Kislev – 2 Tevet 5785 We find the winter months to be the most uncomfortable time of the year. It rains continuously\; roll ing fog transforms everything into a ghostly landscape\, and the night s get longer and longer. Amid this dark time\, the Chanukah festival b rings joy and hope. Similar to Christmas\, candles\, songs\, delicious foods\, and entertaining board games play an important role in this c elebration. Chanukkah commemorates the victory of the Jewish Maccabees over Hellenistic culture and the rededication of the Second Temple in the year 164 BCE. According to legend\, a small vessel of consecrated oil was found in the desecrated temple\, which was used to light the temple’\;s menorah. And here the great miracle happened: Although the amount of oil should have lasted for a maximum of one day\, it wa s able to keep the menorah burning for eight days—that is until new\ , pure oil could be produced. Since then\, on each of the eight evenin gs of the Hanukkah festival\, a candle is lit on the nine-branched men orah and placed visibly in a window. With the display of the lit candl es on the menorah\, a sign is set against the assimilation into “ \;foreign cultures.”\; Whether the Maccabees would have agreed to give children small gifts at Chanukah in line with Christmas\, we can discuss in the candlelight of the Weihnukka tree. And since it is so cozy\, we should also discuss whether the date of the two festivals co uld have something to do with the ancient sun god Mithras. DTSTART:20241225T000000Z DTEND:20250102T114000Z DTSTAMP:20260420T151312Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR