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A pair of popular community Chanukah celebrations will return to Fort Collins, including the city's longstanding Old Town menorah lighting ceremony.

And so, during this holiday, a menorah is a candelabra with nine candles: four candles on each side and one in the center to light all the others.

The National Menorah Orchestra, Jewish pop rock groups and cantors have also been set to perform at Wednesday's Chanukah Menorah lighting.

1. A menorah is lit each night of the holiday The holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C. Although there was only enough oil to keep ...