The traditional story of the consecrated oil used to cleanse the Temple miraculously lasting eight days instead of one day is not mentioned in the extrabiblical books of Maccabees, which speak of these events.
These zealous Jews, the famous Judah the Maccabee being one of them, fought heroically and cleansed the Temple.
He cruelly and violently forced them to take on the Hellenistic lifestyle, and he desecrated the Temple by sacrificing a female pig on the altar.
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What is the meaning of the Hanukkah candles? Emotions have calmed down since then.
Still, one K is acceptable because the extra K doesn't technically change the way the word sounds.