KnowraHanukkahLinked fromLinked fromThe 12 pages that link to Hanukkah, each with the reason it gives.All 12Broader topic 3Related 6Compared with 3ChristmasCompared with: It sometimes occurs near Christmas but belongs to a distinct religious tradition.Hasmonean dynastyRelated: The revolt that founded Hasmonean power remains central to the festival’s historical memory.Deuterocanonical booksRelated: First and Second Maccabees preserve historical accounts connected to the revolt behind Hanukkah.Antiochus IV EpiphanesRelated: The festival recalls the Temple's rededication after the revolt his policies helped provoke.Maccabean RevoltBroader topic: The festival preserves the revolt's Temple-restoration story.Judas MaccabeusRelated: The festival's Temple-rededication tradition is closely associated with Judas's victory.KwanzaaCompared with: Its December timing and candle ritual invite comparison, though its history and religious meaning differ.2 MaccabeesBroader topic: The book’s account of the Temple’s rededication underlies the festival’s historical memory.Jewish holidaysBroader topic: Its added candles and historical memory illustrate a post-biblical festival.Christmas traditionsCompared with: Its proximity in the calendar does not make it a Christmas tradition.DecemberRelated: Hanukkah often overlaps December, though its dates shift in the Gregorian calendar.Daniel (biblical prophet)Related: The crisis behind Daniel’s final visions also underlies the historical setting of Hanukkah.