Term 3: Islam – Jumu’ah
Term 4: Judaism – Hanukkah
Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. The festival celebrates the victory of Judah Maccabee and his Jewish followers over the Syrian Emperor Antiochus and the miracle of the lamp, which burned for eight days in the regained temple in Jerusalem, even though there was only enough oil for one day’s light.
Over the course of the term Darwin will look at the importance of lighting candles; Hanukkah stories; Menorah; Dreidel; Hanukkah tradition; and Exploring Miracles.