Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival of lights that marks the rededication ... One candle is lit each night. The menorah holds nine candles, one of which is the shamash, meaning attendant ...

This year, it begins on Christmas Day and in 2013, the "Festival of Lights" even coincided with Thanksgiving, something that won't happen again until the year 79,811. During each night of Hanukkah, ...