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A tribe of people in Burma value the length of a woman’s neck as a sign of beauty. Kayan women, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic minority of Burma, wrap brass coils around their necks at a young age, adding rings as they get older. The weight of the coils presses down the collarbone and ribcage, compressing them and making the neck appear elongated. The women wear these rings continuously, only removing them to add new coils, which is a time-consuming process.

History of Hanukka

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VfChLAADS8

Hanukka- The Festival of Lights• The holiday celebrates a miracle that supposedly took place

after the Maccabees liberated the Temple in Jerusalem.• The menorah, which was meant to burn every night, needed

to be lit.• The Maccabees only found a small drop of oil, enough to

burn for one day.• Instead the oil lasted for eight nights – enough time for a

fresh batch of oil to be resupplied.

Hanukka- The Festival of Lights

• So, every night, for eight nights, Jews light a branch of a menorah from left to right.

• The middle and tallest branch of the menorah houses the shamash (attendant candle) that is used to light the other candles.

Hanukka- The Festival of Lights• On Hanukkah, children play with dreidels - square

spinning tops.• Each side is marked with one of the four Hebrew

letters, Nun, Gimel, Hei and Shin, which stands for Nes Gadol Hayah Sham: "a great miracle happened there".

• The dreidel gambling game stems from the Greek-Syrian rule when Jews who wanted to study the Torah were prevented from doing so.

• Whenever a soldier walked by they would play with dreidels to cover their learning.

Hanukka- The Festival of Lights• Hanukkah begins four days before the new

moon, which is the darkest night of the month.

• The month is close to the winter solstice, which is the longest and darkest month of the year.

• Like many other faiths, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah brings light in the darkest time of the year.

What is Judaism?• Religion that follows the laws of the “Old

Testiment” (Torah)• Do not believe that Jesus is the Son of God• Attend services in a synagoge• Services are led by a rabbi

Israel • Israel is thought to be the original home of the

Jewish people• They were kicked out of Israel in Roman times

and the Jews were dispersed all over the world

King David´s Empire

Diaspora

Antisemitism

• Small communities with unique beliefs• Moneylenders

Kipah

Mezuzah

Hallah

Where do Jews live now?

• All over the world• Israel has been re-

established as the Jewish nation

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