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    How many days is Hanukkah?

    Eight days

    Source: Shulchan Aruch OC 670

    In detail

    Hanukkah lasts eight days, commemorating the miracle of the oil: after the Maccabees recaptured the Temple from the Greeks, they found only one small jug of pure oil, enough for one day, but it miraculously lasted eight days until new oil could be prepared.

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