Is it spelled Hanukkah or Chanukah?

The answer is that both are considered correct, though Hanukkah is the most widely used spelling, while Chanukah is more traditional.

What are Hanukkah traditions?

In another allusion to the Hanukkah miracle, traditional Hanukkah foods are fried in oil. Potato pancakes (known as latkes) and jam-filled donuts (sufganiyot) are particularly popular in many Jewish households. Other Hanukkah customs include playing with four-sided spinning tops called dreidels and exchanging gifts.

What do you do during Hanukkah?

Is it OK to say Happy Hanukkah?

What is the proper greeting for Hanukkah? To wish someone a Happy Hanukkah, say “Hanukkah Sameach!” (Happy Hanukkah) or simply “Chag Sameach!” (Happy Holiday).

How do you respond to Shalom?

The appropriate response is aleichem shalom (“unto you peace”) (Hebrew: עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם‎). The plural form “עֲלֵיכֶם‎” is used even when addressing one person. This form of greeting is traditional among Jews throughout the world. The greeting is more common among Ashkenazi Jews.

What are the 3 traditional colors for Hanukkah?

Hanukkah paraphernalia tends to come in blue and white or blue and silver. The most obvious explanation for blue and white being the colors associated with Hanukkah is the Israeli flag, designed by the Zionist movement in 1891 and officially adopted in 1948.

What happens each day of Hanukkah?

During Hanukkah, on each of the eight nights, a candle is lit in a special menorah (candelabra) called a ‘hanukkiyah’. On the first night one candle is lit, on the second night, two are lit until all are lit on the eighth and final night of the festival. Traditionally they are lit from left to right.