The annual event features the lighting of a large pink menorah.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer) Hanukkah, an important holiday in the Jewish calendar, is celebrated for eight days every year.

love walking around large light displays, but typically our Christmas celebrations involve Chinese food and a good movie. This year, though, the first candle of Hanukkah will be lit on Dec. 25.

During each night of Hanukkah, you light one candle for each night plus an additional one called the shamash, the "helper" candle, which is lit first each night and used to light all the others.

There are menorahs with seven candles and nine candles. The nine-candle menorah is used during Hanukkah. One candle is used for each of the eight days of Hanukkah and the center candle is used to ...

There are menorahs with seven candles and nine candles. The nine-candle menorah is used during Hanukkah. One candle is used for each of the eight days of Hanukkah and the center candle is used to ...

During each night of Hanukkah, you light one candle for each night plus an additional one called the shamash, the "helper" candle, which is lit first each night and used to light all the others. So, ...