Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2021 shows people selecting Sufganiyot, traditional Hanukkah jelly-filled donuts, during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah at a patisserie in Jerusalem.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Various Sufganiyot, traditional Hanukkah jelly-filled donuts, are for sale during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah at a patisserie in Jerusalem.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

Photo taken on Nov. 24, 2021 shows a customer buying Sufganiyot, traditional Hanukkah jelly-filled donuts, during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah at a patisserie in Jerusalem.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

People visit a giant Hanukkah menorah during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah in Tel Aviv on Dec. 3, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
Various kinds of Sufganiyot, traditional Hanukkah jelly-filled donuts fried in oil, are for sale during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple.

On Hanukkah, Jews observe the custom of eating fried foods in commemoration of the miracle associated with the Temple oil.