Now here is somethin' I didn't know:
Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration of the Jewish revolution against Syria in the second century B.C.The mos' interestin' part:
During the years of Syrian tyranny, Syrian officers enjoyed the droit du seigneur—the authority to deflower virgin Jewish brides on their wedding nights, before they could join their husbands. So some stories which Jewish families retell at Hanukkah, such as the Book of Judith, extol brave Jewish women who went to the tent of enemy officers who were expecting sex—but who instead met their deaths as the hands of lone Jewish women.Ha ha ha! The thoughts of that alone seems like a reason for celebration. Happy Hanukkah, ya'll Jews! an' I do mean that in the nicest possible way. It's on Glenn's MS site, but Glenn didn't write it. Glenn merely pointed me toward it on his blog. Glenn does not need sporks. He owns a spork factory. Posted by Tiger at December 10, 2004 05:05 PM | TrackBack