In the Hindu spirituality, every symbol holds deep meaning. One of the most striking and widely observed symbols is Lord Hanuman’s association with sindoor. Visit any Hanuman temple, especially on a ...

Hanukkah is one of the most famous holidays in the Jewish calendar, but here are facts about the Festival of Lights that you may not have known.

Holidays Local Jewish leaders commence the Hanukkah celebration The 8-day festival began on the same day as Christmas this year – the first time the two holidays have coincided since 2005.

For the second year, the holiday also came at a difficult time as Israel remains at war. During Hanukkah, Jews around the world light candles for eight consecutive nights.

Holiday lights may have religious roots, but today they also bring joy to people of all backgrounds, author Eli Federman writes in a Los Angeles Times column.

Known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rise of the Jewish people against Greek-Syrian oppressors more than 2,000 years ago. As the island's Jewish ...

This year, Hanukkah and Christmas will share a special connection as the Jewish Festival of Lights begins on 25 December, marking only the fifth time since 1900 that the two holidays have overlapped.

Christmas and Hanukkah rarely fall on the same date, but this year they do. One mixed-faith family in Oakland, Calif., doubles down for double whammy holiday.

The holiday season is filled with traditions, symbols and rituals that reflect centuries of history and cultural diversity. This glossary explores the origins and meanings behind some of the familiar ...

Christmas and Hanukkah are holidays with their own meanings and traditions. This year, the two are linked in a special way, because the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day.

And so we come to Hallmark's rare Jewish-themed "Hanukkah on the Rocks," a pleasant, frictionless story from screenwriter Julie Sherman Wolfe (author also of this year's Hallmark movie "Holiday ...