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NewsMonday, December 18, 2017 Girona celebrates Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, this WednesdayA contest for the elaboration of sufganiyot is the main novelty of this year's commemoration. The Plaza del Vi will be the place for the lighting of the Hanukkah, the eight-branched candelabra, as part of one of the most popular festivities of the Jewish calendar Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, is celebrated every year on the 25th of the month of Kislev in the Jewish calendar and commemorates the victory of the Jews over the Greek occupation (2nd century BC) and the subsequent purification and renewal of the Temple. On December 20th, everybody is invited to participate in the public lighting of the Hanukkah candles.
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