Cheap Flights For Hanukkah

The Jewish festival of lights, Hanukkah, or Chanukah as it is pronounced, is a delightful celebration of faith and liberty. Colorful with its splendid lights and cheerful with fabulous feasts, the Hanukkah holiday is a great time to visit places where it is celebrated. The Hanukkah holiday is a grand event in Israel where it is celebrated with a lot of festivities and gaiety. Book your Hanukkah travel deals to Israel to take part in the festive fun and experience the rich culture associated with this festival.

Keep a watch for Hanukkah Flight deals to book your cheap flights to Jerusalem; this is where the main ceremonies of the festival take place. The rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem marks the main purpose behind celebrating Hanukkah. So when you book your cheap tickets to Jerusalem for Hanukkah, you are getting right into the spirit of the festival.

Hanukkah 2012 is to be celebrated from 16th December to 24th December. This is the time when airlines link up with partners like Fare Buzz to offer cheap flights to Jerusalem where most of the festive fun takes place. Enjoy Hanukkah special deep fried dishes like the Sufganiyot, donuts and potato latkes that are available everywhere in the city and watch the city come alive in brilliant candle light.

Watch the traditional Jewish houses and public buildings in Mea Shearim shine with lights of miniature Menorahs. Don’t miss watching the relay race of runners holding a burning torch starting from Modi’in to the remains of the Holy Temple in Old Jerusalem. Since Hanukkah is not religious festival, it is not a national holiday. So you don’t have to worry about closed shops and restaurants. In fact, this is when most of the shopping takes place and a lot of Chanukan treats are available throughout the city.

How is Hanukkah celebrated? By tradition, Hanukkah is celebrated by lighting candles on a Hanukkiah, eating Hanukkah special fried dishes and playing the dreidel. For visitors on Hanukkah, these customs are new and interesting and explain a lot about Jewish history.

Since the Hanukkah holiday is when lots of tourists visit Jerusalem, make sure you book your Hanukkah travel deals well in advance. It’s also better to book your accommodation when you book your cheap flights to Jerusalem because the city can get very crowded in the festival week.

Berlin is another destination to head to for a typical Hanukkah Holiday. The Jewish Museum in Berlin has a month long celebration with a Hanukkah market in its glass courtyard. Enjoy Kosher spiced wine with lovely Klezmer music and Israeli treats like dates paste. Look for Hanukkah Flight deals to Berlin to get cheap tickets to Berlin for Hanukkah.

The Trafalgar Square in London, the National Mall in Washington DC, the Nyugati Square in Budapest and the Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown, New York are other places where Jewish communities and others combine together to light up giant Menorahs for Hanukkah. Celebrate the festival of light by being at the right place at the right time.