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It is usual in Algeria, Morocco, and other North African communities to hang the menorah next to the mezuzah on a hook in the doorway.
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In order to make a menorah, Jews in Romania, Austria, and other areas in central Europe would scrape out potatoes and fill each one with oil and a wick.
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Every night of Hanukkah, the Jewish community in Aleppo lit an additional shamash, or assistance candle.
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For generations, Jews inhabited Jerusalem and adhered to the custom of setting the menorah's lights outside the house so that everyone may see them. A shelf designed to hold the glass boxes has even been carved out of the external walls of some of the oldest homes in Jerusalem.
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Jews celebrate another Hanukkah festival called Chag HaBanot (Hebrew for "Festival of the Daughters") in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Morocco, Greece, and Yemen.
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When Shabbat ends on the Saturday night of Hanukkah, the Jews of Avignon pop open a fresh bottle of local wine and raise a toast in their homes.
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Jewish communities in North Africa and the Middle East have a long-standing custom that prohibits women from doing melachot when the menorah is lit.
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Jewish children in some parts of Morocco went from house to house on the last day of Hanukkah in order to gather the cotton wicks that Moroccan Jews used to light candles.
Which of these traditions have you heard of?
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