Last year I was lucky enough to be spending a second night with my DS, his wife and my 2 youngest (at that time!) DGDs. Here is my youngest DGD lighting the candles with her Dad's assistance. As I explained, even the youngest children are encouraged to participate in the candle lighting - Isabel is only 20 months old.
For the first four days, we learned about the story and religious aspects to the celebration of Hanukkah. For the second half we are going to talk about the traditions involved in the celebration!
As you may recall, Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of the oil. So in addition to lighting the candles to recall the eight days that the small flask of oil lasted, the tradition has been to eat foods that are fried in oil! Food is a very central part to many Jewish celebrations and some holidays even include obligatory festive meals. Some of you may be familiar with, or at least have heard of, the Passover Seder - that is one of those. (Bonus fact: The Last Super of the New Testament was a Passover Seder.) However, eating fried foods on Hanukkah is a custom, not an obligation.
The fried foods most commonly associated with Hanukkah include sugared jelly-filled donuts (called "sufganiyot" in Hebrew) as well as potato pancakes, also known as latkes. Latkes can be made from grated, shredded, or mashed potatoes and the simple recipe typically includes flour, egg, grated onion, and salt. Spoonfulls of the mixture are usually fried in peanut or vegetable oil and pressed into flat patty shapes. I usually drain the excess oil from them on paper towels and serve them fresh from the pan. Traditional latke toppings include applesauce and/or sour cream. I like mine crispy on the outside, tender on the inside with apple sauce and extra salt! The traditional latke is made from regular white potatoes, but there are many variations and my son-in-law makes delicious latkes out of sweet potatoes.
So since the tradition we have discussed involves food, the fifth challenge is to include food in your layout. The food does not have to be fried - but it does have to be food, not drink. The food should also be central to the subject matter, not just "in the picture".
In my example, I did a layout from a cruise I took with my DC irl BFF, her DH, and my DH. We dined at a traditional restaurant in Ushuaia, Argentina
Now the boring stuff for Hanukkah Day 5.
1) You must include FOOD in your layout. Food must be central to the subject matter - not just in the picture.
2) You may combine with one other monthly challenge that permits it, but you may NOT submit the same layout for 2 different Hanukkah challenges.
3) Only one submission, per person, per challenge.
4) Entries must be new single or double page layouts and may be digital or paper. Cards are NOT permitted for this challenge.
5) Entries for HANUKKAH DAY FIVE - FOOD CHALLENGE must be posted to this thread by 1/31/25 at midnight.
6) MOST IMPORTANT: I hope that you learn something and that you HAVE FUN!
