Ha-nuk-kah or Cha-nu-kah n. Judaism. An eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of Kislev (The third month of the year in the Jewish calendar), commemorating the victory in 165 B.C. of the Maccabees over Antiochus Epiphanes (c. 215-164 B.C.) and the rededication of the Temple at Jerusalem. Also called Feast of Dedication, Feast of Lights.

--From American Heritage Dictionary.

Zia, are you Jewish? Happy Hanukkah!