Jakarta, hitclubapk3 Indonesia
—
Religious holidays should be joyful moments for their followers.However, the celebration of the big day
Jewish
became a deadly moment due to a shooting incident.
The incident occurred at Bondi beach, Sydney, Australia on Sunday (14/12).At that time, the Jews there were celebrating Hanukkah.
ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT
Then at around 18.47 local time, two armed men suddenly opened fire on the crowd of residents.
As a result of this shooting, 15 people were killed and dozens of people were injured.One of the perpetrators, Sajid Akram, died on the spot after police shots hit his body.
The incident sparked worldwide attention and condemnation from various communities.Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese even called the action an act of terrorism and antisemitism.
What is the Jewish Celebration of Hanukkah?
Hanukkah or Chanukah means offering and celebrating the greatest miracle in Jewish history.
This festival reminds the Jewish community of their victory against Greece to exercise religious freedom.More than 2,000 years ago, the Greeks banned all Jewish rituals of any kind.
The Greek king at that time, Antiochus, even made Jews prostrate themselves in front of his statue in the Greek temple and pray to the Greek gods and goddesses.However, the Jews refused.
A small group of Jews called the Maccabees fought this until a war broke out for three years.They won but the Jewish temple was destroyed.
They cleaned and repaired the temple.Then, to celebrate the victory, an oil lamp was lit inside.
There was only enough oil to light the candle for one day, but miraculously the candle burned for eight days.
This is why the Hanukkah festival lasts for eight days and why candlelight is so important in the celebration, it was quoted as saying
BBC
.
This religious day is also celebrated by singing and playing dreidel.
Apart from that, Jews will enjoy foods fried in oil such as fried cakes (bimuelos), sufganiyot, latkes, and leek fritters (keftes des prasas), as quoted by the Jewish community website,
reformjudaism
.
This year Hanukkah is celebrated from December 14 to 22 for Jews throughout the world.The date of this celebration changes every year but always takes place in November or December.
(isa/bac)
[Gambas:hitclubapk3 Video]
