Hanukkah: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added quick fact box. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CBS News - What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world. | Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| Updated the section on the origin of Hanukkah. | Dec 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN US - Your burning Hanukkah questions, answered. | Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Added how to play dreidel and mentioned some popular songs. | Sep 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Newsround - Hanukkah: What is it? How is it celebrated? What do you eat and why? | Sep 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Sunday Nights - The Good Life: Hanukkah, Festival of Lights - Part 1. | Jul 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Patterns of Faith - Hanukkah. | May 17, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Reform Judaism - Hanukkah. | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Added section on modern history. | Dec 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Central Florida - What is Hanukkah? | May 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Pluralism Project - Hanukkah. | Apr 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bible Odyssey - Hanukkah. | Aug 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Hanukkah: History and Traditions. | May 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - Hanukkah Origins: �Miracle of Oil� Exalted a Religious Freedom Victory in Ancient Jewish Temple. | Apr 07, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 16, 2022 | ||
| Dates of holiday added. | Oct 19, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - Hanukkah. | Mar 08, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Nov 30, 2021 | ||
| Added information about the origin story of Hanukkah. | Aug 13, 2021 | ||
| Rearranged media. | Jul 26, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Your Burning Hanukkah Questions, Answered. | Nov 30, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: Reader's Digest - 18 Things You Never Knew About Hanukkah. | Nov 30, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| Deleted video. | Apr 01, 2020 | ||
| Changed the alternate title "Feast of Lights" to "Festival of Lights." | Nov 21, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS News - When is Hanukkah, and how is it celebrated around the world? | Feb 16, 2017 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 23, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 11, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Hanukkah. | Jun 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS Kids - Arthur - Hanukkah. | Jun 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Hanukkah. | Oct 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewishencyclopedia.com - Ḥanukkah. | Oct 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - Hanukkah. | Oct 07, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: ReligionFacts - Hanukkah. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Jewish Holidays: Chanukah. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | May 26, 2011 | ||
| Added image of German Hannukah lamp, 1679–1732. | Oct 04, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Drew Barrymore. | Dec 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - Hanukkah. | Dec 23, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Official Site of Helen Reddy. | Jul 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Better Health Channel - Gastroenteritis - cryptosporidiosis. | Jun 15, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 24, 2003 | ||
| Article revised. | Oct 02, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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