Languages › French French Terms Related to Hanukkah and Judaism Print Ariel Skelley/Blend Images/Getty Images French Vocabulary Pronunciation & Conversation Grammar Resources For Teachers By ThoughtCo Team Updated on July 24, 2019 Hanukkah is a Jewish festival of survival and freedom that lasts for eight days. Learn some French vocabulary related to this annual Jewish celebration. Le Nom du Festival: The Name of the Festival Because Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday with a Hebrew name, it may be spelled several different ways: English spellings: Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hanukka, ChanukahFrench spellings: Hanoucca, Hannouccah, Hanouccah, Hanoukka Read More Famous Blessings, Sayings, and Songs in Celebration of Hanukkah By Simran Khurana Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights (la Fête des Lumières) and the Feast of Dedication (la Fête des dédicaces). Les Dates de Hanoucca: Hanukkah Dates Hanukkah begins on the 25th of Kislev, the ninth month in the Jewish calendar, and lasts for eight days. It occurs on a different date every year of the Gregorian (solar) calendar - sometime in November or December. La Nourriture de Hanoucca: Hanukkah Food Food is a big part of the Hanukkah celebration. Most of the traditional foods are fried in oil, in remembrance of the oil that lasted for eight days, while others are made with dairy products: cheese le fromagedoughnut un beignetto fry friremilk le laitoil huile (feminine)potato pancake (latke) une galette aux pommes de terresour cream la crème aigre Le Vocabulaire de Hanoucca ~ Hanukkah Vocabulary Here are the French translations for some terms related to Hanukkah, as well as Judaism in general: blessing une bénédictioncandle une bougieDecember décembredoor une porteDreidel (spinning top) la toupieeight days huit joursfamily la famillegame un jeugift un cadeauJewish juifkosher casher, kashermenorah la Ménorahmiracle un miracleNovember novembrepocket money argent de pocheprayer une prièreSabbath le sabbatsong une chansonsunset le coucher de soleiltemple le templevictory la victoirewindow une fenêtre Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Team, ThoughtCo. "French Terms Related to Hanukkah and Judaism." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/french-terms-related-to-hanukkah-judaism-1371258. Team, ThoughtCo. (2023, April 5). French Terms Related to Hanukkah and Judaism. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/french-terms-related-to-hanukkah-judaism-1371258 Team, ThoughtCo. "French Terms Related to Hanukkah and Judaism." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/french-terms-related-to-hanukkah-judaism-1371258 (accessed March 29, 2024). copy citation