ocr: Holiday Symbols-1 Lighting Sequence Out of darkness comes light and life. So it is that Jewish holidays traditionally begin with the lighting of candles at sundown. As the holiday of Hanukkah progresses, an additional candle is lit each night. The increasing energy and light symbolize the increasing strength of the Maccabees in their struggle against the religious oppression of their time. Because of them, menorahs continue to radiate their light and life today throughout the world. The shammash ("servant") candle is first lit in the middle. On the first night, a candle is placed in the far ri ...
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