{"id":12963,"date":"2021-11-04T14:23:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T18:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=12963"},"modified":"2021-11-08T11:52:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T16:52:53","slug":"hanukkah-canada-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/virtualstampclub.com\/lloydblog\/?p=12963","title":{"rendered":"Hanukkah (Canada 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"

[press release]<\/em><\/span>
\nCanada Post celebrates Hanukkah with luminous new stamp<\/strong><\/span>
\nIssue captures Festival of Lights\u2019 timeless message of hope<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

TORONTO \u2013 Canada Post issued today a luminous new stamp to mark Hanukkah, also \"\"<\/a>known as the Festival of Lights \u2013 a celebration of hope, resilience and faith in brighter days to come.<\/p>\n

Hanukkah is observed by Jewish communities in Canada and around the world. This year, the eight-day festival takes place from nightfall November 28 to nightfall December 6. The stamp is available in advance so Canadians can use it to send holiday greetings.<\/p>\n

About Hanukkah<\/strong><\/span>
\nHanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem (Judaism’s holiest site) around 165 BCE, when the Jewish people reclaimed it from their oppressors after the victory of the Maccabees.
\nAccording to Jewish tradition, the Temple\u2019s menorah was to burn continuously; \"\"<\/a>miraculously, it lasted for eight days on only one day\u2019s worth of oil.<\/p>\n

Each evening for eight days, celebrants commemorate this miracle by lighting an additional candle in a Hanukkah menorah, a special eight-branched candelabra called a hanukkiyah<\/em>. A symbol of hope and faith, the candelabra is often placed in a window to share its light with the world. Other traditions associated with the celebration include prayers, songs, religious readings, the game of dreidel<\/em> and gift-giving.<\/p>\n

About the stamp issue<\/strong><\/span>
\nThis single-stamp issue, designed by Joseph Gault and Avi Dunkelman, features an image of a hanukkiyah with candles in a variety of bright colours. The stamp image symbolizes Hanukkah\u2019s timeless message of hope for the future. The Permanent\u2122 domestic rate stamp is available in a booklet of 10 stamps and affixed to an Official First Day Cover, which features an enlargement of the hanukkiyah<\/em> shown on the stamp.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hanukkah stamp and collectibles are available at [direct link]<\/a> and post offices across Canada starting today.<\/p>\n

[en Francais pour les m\u00e9dias d\u2019information]<\/em><\/span>
\nPostes Canada souligne Hanoukka avec un nouveau timbre lumineux<\/strong><\/span>
\nL\u2019\u00e9mission de timbre exprime le message d\u2019espoir intemporel de la f\u00eate des Lumi\u00e8res<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

TORONTO \u2013 Postes Canada a \u00e9mis aujourd\u2019hui un nouveau timbre pour souligner \"\"<\/a>Hanoukka, \u00e9galement connue sous le nom de la f\u00eate des Lumi\u00e8res, une c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de l\u2019espoir, de la r\u00e9silience et de la foi en des jours meilleurs.<\/p>\n

Hanoukka est c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9e par les communaut\u00e9s juives au Canada et partout dans le monde. Cette ann\u00e9e, la f\u00eate de huit jours commence au coucher du soleil le 28 novembre et prend fin \u00e0 la tomb\u00e9e de la nuit le 6 d\u00e9cembre. Le timbre \u00e9tant vendu avant le d\u00e9but des c\u00e9l\u00e9brations, les Canadiens peuvent l\u2019utiliser pour envoyer des cartes de v\u0153ux.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 propos de Hanoukka<\/strong><\/span>
\nHanoukka comm\u00e9more le miracle qui suit la r\u00e9inauguration du Temple de J\u00e9rusalem, lieu le plus sacr\u00e9 du juda\u00efsme, apr\u00e8s que le peuple juif le reprend des mains de son oppresseur \"\"<\/a>apr\u00e8s la victoire des Maccab\u00e9es, environ 165 ans avant l\u2019\u00e8re commune. Selon la tradition, la menorah du Temple doit br\u00fbler sans arr\u00eat; toutefois, apr\u00e8s la victoire, il ne reste de l\u2019huile que pour une journ\u00e9e. Pourtant, la lumi\u00e8re continue \u00e0 briller pendant huit jours.<\/p>\n

Pour souligner ce miracle, les familles juives allument un chandelier sp\u00e9cial \u00e0 huit branches appel\u00e9 menorah, ou hanoukkia, \u00e0 raison d\u2019une nouvelle lueur par soir. Symbole d\u2019espoir et de foi, le chandelier est souvent plac\u00e9 devant une fen\u00eatre pour que sa lumi\u00e8re rayonne \u00e0 la vue de tous. \u00c0 l\u2019occasion de cette f\u00eate, les fid\u00e8les r\u00e9citent \u00e9galement des pri\u00e8res, chantent des chansons, lisent des textes religieux, jouent \u00e0 la toupie et s\u2019offrent des cadeaux.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 propos du timbre<\/strong><\/span>
\nLe timbre unique de cette \u00e9mission, con\u00e7u par Joseph Gault et Avi Dunkelman, pr\u00e9sente l\u2019illustration d\u2019une hanoukkia dont les chandelles sont de diff\u00e9rentes couleurs vives. Il symbolise le message intemporel d\u2019espoir de la f\u00eate. Le timbre PermanentMC au tarif du r\u00e9gime int\u00e9rieur est offert en carnets de 10 et sur un pli Premier Jour officiel, qui comporte un agrandissement de la hanoukkia qui orne la vignette.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Le timbre et les articles de collection de Hanoukka sont en vente d\u00e8s aujourd\u2019hui sur postescanada.ca et dans les bureaux de poste partout au pays.<\/p>\n

Posted earlier:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

This stamp will be issued November<\/span>\u00a08th<\/strong><\/span>. Text and “scratch” illustration from Details<\/em> magazine (philatelic catalogue):<\/p>\n

A joyful celebration of faith and tenacity, Hanukkah \u2013 also known as the Festival of Lights \u2013 takes place this year from nightfall November 28 to nightfall December 6.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A central element of the well-known Jewish festival is the practice of kindling a Hanukkah menorah, a special eight-branched candelabra called a hanukkiyah<\/em>. The tradition commemorates the miracle that took place more than 2,000 years ago, after the victory of the Maccabees, when the menorah in the rededicated Temple in Jerusalem burned for eight straight days on a single day\u2019s worth of oil.<\/p>\n

Hanukkah celebrants use the flame from a shamash<\/em>, a \u201chelper\u201d candle, to kindle an additional light on the hanukkiyah<\/em> each evening, for eight days. The small oil or wax candles are lit after sunset, often by different members of the household, and allowed to burn down completely before being replaced the next day.<\/p>\n

The hanukkiyah is usually placed in a window, so it can share its light with the world. Many families display several in their homes \u2013 some handed down from generation to generation or crafted by children at school. Like the radiant image created for this stamp by designers Joseph Gault and Avi Dunkelman, they symbolize Hanukkah\u2019s timeless message of hope for the future.<\/p>\n

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