Nabil, I think you should post one term at a time.

Regards

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Note added at 3 mins (2005-11-24 14:14:08 GMT)
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from Al-Mawrid

English term (edited): channukah

see the link below:

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-11-24 14:21:00 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Channukah

The Talmud tells us that beginning with the 25th of Kislev, eight days of Chanukah are observed, during which no eulogies are delivered, nor is fasting permitted. For when the Greeks entered the Sanctuary, they defiled all the oils, and when the Hasmoneans (the Maccabees) defeated them, they searched and found only one remaining jar of oil with the seal of the Kohen Gadol (the High Priest). Although it contained only enough oil to burn for one day, a miracle occurred, and the oil burned eight days. A year later the Rabbis designated these days as Yomim Tovim (Holidays) on which praise and thanksgiving were to be said. (Tractate Shabbat 21)