Name: 澳洲邦迪海灘槍擊案引關注：猶太「光明節」是什麼？一次看懂 (What Is Hanukkah?)
Uploaded: 2025-12-15T17:31:35.000Z
Duration: 4 min 47 s

In a place called Jerusalem, a powerful king named Antiochus invaded the land.

在一個叫做耶路撒冷的地方，一位名叫安條克的強大國王入侵了這片土地。

He tried to force the Jewish people who lived there to worship Greek gods that they didn't believe in.

他試圖強迫居住在那裡的猶太人去崇拜他們並不信仰的希臘諸神。

He did this by destroying their holy temple and all the sacred objects inside it, including the menorah.

他摧毀了他們的聖殿以及裡面所有神聖的物品，包括七燈台（menorah）。

However, a small group of people called the Maccabees fought against the king and his large army.

然而，一小群名為馬加比（Maccabees）的人起身反抗這位國王和他龐大的軍隊。

The Maccabees returned to their destroyed temple and tried to restore their sacred menorah.

馬加比人回到了被摧毀的聖殿，試圖修復他們神聖的七燈台。

They noticed that it had hardly any oil left to burn the candles,

他們發現剩下的油幾乎不夠點燃燭火，

And instead of lasting only one day, it burned for eight whole days, which they saw as a miracle.

結果燭火不只燃燒一天，而是整整燃燒了八天，他們視之為奇蹟。

你知道這個古老的故事是在說什麼嗎？

It's the story that began the holiday of Hanukkah.

這正是光明節（Hanukkah）起源的故事。

Hanukkah is a holy celebration for Jewish people, people who follow the religion of Judaism.

光明節是猶太人的神聖節日，是信奉猶太教的人所慶祝的節日。

It commemorates Jewish people's struggle for their religious freedom.

它紀念的是猶太人為宗教自由而奮鬥的歷史。

Hanukkah is also known as the festival of lights.

The celebration of Hanukkah usually occurs in late November or in December.

光明節通常在十一月底或十二月舉行。

And lasts for eight days due to the miracle of the oil lasting eight days.

由於油燃燒八天的奇蹟，節慶會持續八天。

During Hanukkah, people light a hanulkia in their home.

在光明節期間，人們會在家中點燃光明節燭台（Hanukkiah）。

It's similar to the sacred menorah in the temple, except that it has more candles and is only used during Hanukkah.

它與聖殿中的七燈台相似，但燭台上有更多蠟燭，而且只在光明節期間使用。

As you can see, the Hanukkiah has eight main arms and a ninth which is taller than the rest.

如你所見，光明節燭台有八支主要燭臂，還有第九支較高的燭臂。

這第九支燭臂稱為「侍燭」（shamash）。

And it's used to light the other eight candles, one for each day of Hanukkah.

它用來點燃其他八支蠟燭，每一天點燃一支。

Hanukkah is a time shared between family and friends and a time for lots of food.

光明節是一段與家人朋友共度的時光，也是享用美食的時刻。

Since the miracle of the oil is central to the celebration of Hanukkah,

由於油的奇蹟是光明節的核心，

Jewish people celebrate this time with foods that are cooked in oil,

猶太人在這段時間會吃以油烹調的食物，

such as potato cakes called latkes and jelly donuts.

例如馬鈴薯煎餅（latkes）和果醬甜甜圈。

Just like many other celebrations around the world, one of the traditions of Hanukkah is the exchange of gifts.

就像世界上許多其他節慶一樣，交換禮物也是光明節的傳統之一。

This exchanging of gifts is called mishloach manot.

這種送禮的習俗稱為「mishloach manot」。

A mitzvah is a rule or commandment written in the Torah, the holy text of Jewish people.

誡命是寫在《妥拉》中的規範或命令，

《妥拉》是猶太人的聖典，記載了上帝希望人們遵行的事。

One other popular tradition of this special Jewish time is a game called dreidel.

另一個在這段特別時期中很受歡迎的傳統，是一種名為陀螺（dreidel）的遊戲。

It's played with a square spinning top which looks like this, and each side has a Hebrew letter.

它是用一個四方形的旋轉陀螺來玩，每一面都有一個希伯來字母。

There are two types of dreidels depending on where you live.

根據你居住的地方不同，陀螺也分為兩種。

If you live inside Israel, which is the country where the miracle of the oil occurred.

如果你住在以色列，也就是油的奇蹟發生的地方，

The Hebrew letters translate to "a great miracle happened here."

字母的意思是「偉大的奇蹟發生在這裡」。

If you live outside Israel, the letters translate to "a great miracle happened there."

如果你住在以色列以外，字母則代表「偉大的奇蹟發生在那裡」。

Everyone celebrates special days in their own way.

每個人都用自己的方式來慶祝特別的日子。

Different people have different traditions that they enjoy during their festivals.

不同的人在節慶期間也有不同的傳統。

During Hanukkah, you can say, "Hanukkah sameach," which means Happy Hanukkah.

在光明節期間，你可以說「Hanukkah sameach」，意思是「光明節快樂」。