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Feast of Light
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Etymology
From the importance of candles or light in the celebration.
Proper noun
Feast of Light 1
en Judaism 1 Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
en 1940 Emily Solis-Cohen, Jr. Hanukkah: The Feast of Light Jewish Publication Society
en 1942 Jewish Spectator 7 46 We celebrate Hanukkah, the Feast of Light, in commemoration of the Maccabees' putting an end to the sinister oppression [...]
en 1997 The collected writings 7 200 087306786X Chanukah recounts the rededication of the Sanctuary which had been despoiled by the Greeks. The celebration of the eight-day Feast of Light recalls the victorious survival of the Sanctuary, not the courage of the Maccabees.
See also
Festival of Lights
en Hanukkah