Jan 19, 2025 - Whether you're throwing a big Hanukkah party or hosting a smaller intimate dinner complete with a Hanukkah movie, celebrate in the most delicious way possible with these traditional Hanukkah foods — plus a few new twists (skillet carrot latkes, anyone?). Observed starting at sundown on December 25th this year, the Festival of Lights marks the rededication of Jerusalem's Holy Temple during the second century B.C.E. As the story goes, the Maccabees revolted against Greek occupiers and recaptured the temple. The eight-night celebration honors the fight of the Maccabees for religious freedom and Jewish independence in 142 B.C.E. Victorious, this group
