On dark winter evenings, when most Christians celebrate the feast of St. Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated by Jews during the darker winter months of the year, when Christians celebrate Christmas, while Jews celebrate Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights.The date of Hanukkah varies according to the lunar calendar, but it is always celebrated between the end of November and the end of December.Hanukkah is not "Jewish Christmas", as people sometimes say. And although the origins of this celebration, which lasts eight days, are quite different from Christmas, it is still a celebration of new beginnings, the return of light and hope.

For eight days, a special candelabrum - the Hanukkah candleholder - is lit in Jewish windows and in the streets, where more candles are lit every day; large potato pancakes, latkes, are steaming on the tables; and sufganiyot - doughnuts - are waiting for dessert, without which this holiday is unthinkable! It's just as much fun for the kids: their savings are replenished by their relatives, and there are fun songs and the spinning of the dreidel!

On this tour we will tell you the story of Chanukah, why it's celebrated for 8 days, who was the hero Judas Maccabeus, after whom Jewish sports clubs all over the world are named today, and some other important festivals on the Jewish calendar.After a stroll around the city, you will enjoy a tasting of the rich and hearty dinner specialities of the "Beigel's Shop" Hanukkah: forshmak, baba ganush, hummus for starters, hot latkes for the main course, and doughnuts for dessert with a cup of tea or coffee, and gingerlach, a delicacy made of carrots, ginger and nuts.
🥞 End: Beigel's shop.
🕜Duration: ~ 3 hours. Half of the time we will be outside and then we will be inside. 

❗Note: The price includes education in the city and dinner. Most of the meals are suitable for vegetarians!

🌨️ What happens if it rains or snows? We'll still go,  just don't forget to dress appropriately and warmly ☃️Gera know that you'll be spending half of your time in a warm and cosy restaurant 🫖

❗ This is not an education organised by the Weekend Excursions only, so Weekend Excursions gift vouchers are not valid for this event. If you would like to donate a ticket for this event, please contact +370 (671) 23 264.

📵  Please bring a copy of the ticket saved or printed on your phone and please don't be late, as the sound on the guides' phones is switched off during the guided tours, and if you're late, you may have limited possibilities of logging in.

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Please note that if you change your plans, your tickets are non-changeable and non-refundable. However, there is always the possibility of gifting or transferring your ticket to others. 

📸 Please be advised that photography/filming may take place during the tour. If you do not wish to be seen, please inform us in advance by email. If you do not do so, we will assume that you do not object.

📷 📹 All tour participants are also entitled to film and take photographs for their own personal use, but this material may not be used or distributed for commercial purposes without the written consent of the tour organisers.