1000 Years of Hanukkah in Jewish historical costume! Celebrating the history of Hanukkah traditions

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Let's celebrate 1000 years of the history of Hanukkah in historical costumes! Some Hanukkah traditions are over two thousand years old, and throughout Jewish history new Hanukkah celebrations have been invented. I dressed up in historical outfits from the last 1000 years to try out different Hanukkah celebration activities for each night.

Hanukkah traditions and customs vary worldwide, so this video is just a small slice of Jewish holiday traditions. Hanukkah is technically a "minor" Jewish holiday, but that doesn't stop us from celebrating our resilience and survival. Beginning with the menorah and Hanukkah blessings, to Medieval Jews singing Hanukkah songs and cooking fried donuts, the development of latkes in the Renaissance, giving gelt and playing dreidel, and finally the Hanukkah music and gift-giving we think of today. Jewish holidays are sadly unfamiliar to many people, and I wanted to make a fun little Hanukkah celebration video where I could dress up in 8 different costumes and share a millenia of Jewish tradition with you.

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0:00 We're celebrating Hanukkah!
0:37 Lighting the Menorah
3:03 Ma'oz Tsur, a Hanukkah song
6:41 : Cooking sufganiyot
9:43 Making latkes
13:22 Giving Hanukkah gelt
15:21 A word from our sponsor, June's Journey
16:54 Playing dreidel
17:27 Playing Raisins and Almonds on the fiddle
21:05 Giving Hanukkah gifts, with PennyRiver