I love the season of light! It is full of miracles and hope, and it sets the perfect entrance for turning the calendar to a new year. Tonight is the first night we light candles… and so on for eight evenings.

Our dear friends from the states will join us Monday afternoon and be here for a week. That will make Hanukkah celebrations even more festive. And our daughter will be here on Friday for a whole month before she travels on to Cyprus…

For an interesting glimpse of Hanukkah celebrations around the globe, check this link. From Paris to Buenos Aires, Cairo to California, Madrid to Moscow, public menorahs light up cities and towns around the globe. Visit 30 of these sites.