He even went so far as to set up an altar to Zeus in the Jewish Temple. Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of rededication, born out of the successful overthrow of King Antiochus by the Jews in the second century B.C.Īntiochus made it illegal to practice the Jewish religion. Hanukkah: A Story Symbolized by Light and Oil Like many seemingly common-place things, the unknown stories behind our most popular holiday traditions are as fascinating and diverse as the varied people who have come to call Minnesota home. Why do some families light Hanukkah menorahs on midwinter nights, while others hang socks “by the chimney with care?” And what’s the deal with the big guy with the white beard and the red suit who spends the year hanging out with a group of magical toy-making elves? Have you ever wondered why we “deck the halls with boughs of holly” each December? What does it mean to “go a-wassailing” and why do we sing songs demanding someone “bring us a figgy pudding?” But if pressed, how many of us could really explain how or why these traditions came to be?
For many Minnesotans, the holidays are a time of deeply-rooted traditions.
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