Something beautiful for Chanukah

33 thoughts on “Something beautiful for Chanukah”

1. Lovely! Happy Hanukkah

   1. Thanks, Yvonne! Are there any Pagan holidays this season? (I know next to nothing about Paganism)

      -David

      1. Yes it’s Yule / Winter Solstice.

         We have eight major festivals and some minor ones.

         The major ones are:

         Yule (celebration of the returning light, 21 Dec, celebrated by bringing greenery into the house, among other things— basically we invented all the best bits of Christmas).

         Imbolc (2 February): the first hint of spring and a celebration of the goddess Brigid, patron of smith craft, poetry, and healing).

         Spring equinox, 21 March (near Pesach): day and night are equal, daylight is growing, vegetation is growing.

         Beltane (1 May), celebration of love in all its forms.

         Midsummer (21 June): the sun is at its highest, celebration of sun deities.

         Lammas (1 August) — the first harvest, of grains; celebrating harvest deities.

         Autumn equinox (21 September, near Rosh Hashanah): day and night are equal, the nights are lengthening. Fruit harvest.

         Samhain (31 Oct – 2 Nov): festival of the beloved dead & ancestors; harvest of meat (traditionally when animals would be slaughtered before the winter).

         1. Thanks for such a thorough response, Yvonne! Are there broadly accepted Pagan traditions for Yule?

            -David

            1. You’re welcome!

               Yes, there are, with some variations for tradition (so Heathens and Druids and Wiccans all have different versions of Yule, and the Druids call it Alban Arthan).

               Here’s a post I did about Yule

               https://dowsingfordivinity.com/2013/12/04/yule/

            2. Thank you!

2. That’s incredible art! It’s amazing how they achieve details in sand. Happy Hanukkah! ✨
   Is Chanukah another language or an alternative name?

   1. Neither the ‘h’ sound, nor the ‘ch’ sound in English are the correct sound – those two sounds don’t exist in Hebrew, and the Hebrew letter ‘chet’ which is the first letter of Chanukah produces a sound that doesn’t exist in English… so there’s really no one correct spelling of Chanukah in English. Everyone spells it differently when they attempt to transliterate it.

      All best,
      David

      1. Wow, thank you for the clarification! Languages are incredible.

3. Très bonnes fêtes de Hannouka, hag semaeh, et shabbat shalom ! Que les lumières éclairent nos esprits embrouillés parfois, très bonne journée, louise salmone

   1. Louise,

      Mon esprit confus pourrait utiliser un peu d’éclairage!

      Chabbat Chalom,
      David

      1. Comme nous toutes et nous tous, rassurez-vous 🙂 et merci, louise salmone

4. I love sand art! Happy Chanukah!

   1. Me too! I’m really glad that I stumbled across this on WordPress 🕎

      Shabbat Shalom,
      David

5. Delightful video! Happy Hanukkah!

   1. Thank you!

      And Shabbat Shalom too 😀

      -David

6. Hope your Chanukah is going well, Ben. Pete.

   1. Thanks so much, Pete!

      Yours,
      David

7. Wow, very beautiful. Thanks for sharing and happy Chanukah!

   1. Marieke,

      Thank you ❤

      -David

8. Fantastic! Oh so lovely. Happy Hannukah😊

   1. Correction, Happy Hanukkah. Apologies 😊

      1. No correction necessary – there’s really no one standard spelling in English 🙂

         Much Love,
         David

         1. Oh, ok. Thank you👍

   2. Thank you, Suzette!

9. Happy now. So happy! Just wish I could be there. Cheesy as it sounds. Thank you for sharing 💛💛

   1. Yeah it made me happy too 😀

      🕎
      David

10. In India too, Sudarsan Pattnaik of Odisha is the famous sand artist, whose works are on sea beaches mostly based on current issues and festivals.

    1. It’s an amazing art form – such finesse!

       -David

11. Should one say happy Hannukah….enjoy the days ben.
    Such lovely music playing in the background of this wonderful piece of live art.

    1. Yes, Happy Chanukah is pretty standard, Abi 🙂

       Thank you!
       David

       1. Lol yes I know….happy Chanukah to you. Beautiful candlestick holder

          1. ❤

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