What's up with that? I mean, I'm all about some hot Krispy Kremes myself, but not every day for 8 days straight!
Believe it or not, doughnuts have a special signifiance for the holiday of Hanukah. Here's how:
Legend has it, that over 2,000 years ago the Jews were kicking some major Greek tail in a pretty important battle. In doing so, the Jews reclaimed their Holy Temple, which had been totally defiled by the Greeks. And when I say defiled, I'm talkin'... nasty business -> Slaughtering pigs in the temple ain't pretty.
Meanwhile, the Jews were in a frenzy because their "Menorah" (see picture) only had enough clean, undefiled oil to burn for one night. This was a big deal because in the Holy Temple, the Menorah was supposed to burn throughout the night, every night.
But somehow... miraculously... the oil in the Menorah burned for 8 nights, and this gave the Rabbis enough time to find and prepare some fresh, clean, oil for the menorah.
Still wondering how those dang doughnuts come into the picture? Well you see, to celebrate the miracle of the oil lasting 8 nights, Jews celebrate this holiday by eating lots of foods cooked in oil, especially.... well... you guessed it, doughnuts!
... 8 nights of doughnuts, that is. :)
