Hanukiyah

Reproduction of a Hanukkah lamp made from 15th century fragments found in the Judería Square in Teruel in 1977.
It combines Jewish tradition with the decoration, varnishes and colours characteristic of Teruel ceramics. The receptacles are mounted on a closed support, which acts as an oil collecting tray using partitions. The original preserves three of the nine receptacles and is decorated on both sides of the peaks with the characteristic eyes of popular Teruel ceramics; on the sides and front it has a purple decoration based on geometric motifs.
These lamps are lit during the Hanukkah festival or festival of lights. The origin of this festival dates back to the time when the Hasmonean revolt took place; since then, the Jewish people commemorate the purification of the temple after the victory of the Maccabees over the Seleucid Greeks in 165 BC. C.
The festival of lights begins with the ritual of lighting the first candle on the 25th of the month of Kislev, lighting one more candle each day until the eight days of the festival are complete.