For many English speakers, the festival is also known for confusion over the spelling of its name: Is it Hanukkah or Chanukah? The answer is that both are considered correct, though Hanukkah is the most widely used spelling, while Chanukah is more traditional. In addition, more than 20 other variations are recorded. Why so many spellings?
Chag Sameach. חַג שָׂמֵחַ is a Hebrew expression. Often transliterated as Chag sameach, is pronounced χaɡ saˈme.aχ with a guttural “ch” sound at the beginning. Chag sameach means “Happy Holidays” because chag is a holiday. Therefore, the word Hanukkah can be added to express a specific greeting: “Chaug Hanukkah sameach!”. Mattathias then killed the government official who made the demand. When the order to arrest Mattathias was made, he went into the wilderness to hide. There Mattathias was joined by his sons and others who heeded his call, “Let everyone who has a zeal for the Law and who stands by the covenant follow me!”. Dec 24, 2021, 5:10 AM. A festive Christmas party. (iStock) Before Omicron directed my social life, I went to a Christmas party. a.k.a. “holiday party,” at which everyone was boosted and Hanukkah commemorates the victory in 164 B.C. of a group of Jewish people (the Maccabees) over the Syrian Greeks, who had been occupying the Land of Israel since before 167 B.C. Not only had the . 69 138 199 276 4 208 372 444